Freshwater
Water pygmyweed
Crassula aquatica
Crassulaceae
Facts
Care
We have no care for this plant yet. If you know how it thrives, you can suggest it.
Range
NativeIntroduced
Lives wild in Austria, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, El Salvador, Finland, and 12 more countries.
Introduced to Bolivia, Ecuador, and Portugal.
More about the species
Description
Crassula aquatica is a succulent plant known by the common names water pygmyweed, common pygmyweed and just pigmyweed. It is an annual plant of salt marshes, vernal pools, wetlands, and other fresh to brackish water bodies. It is at least partially aquatic, living in areas which are submersed much of the time. It also lives along muddy banks and in tidally-active areas of estuaries.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Bulliarda aquatica
- Bulliarda prostrata
- Crassula schkuhrii
- Hydrophila aquatica
- Tillaea abyssinica
- Tillaea angustifolia
In other languages
- Firling - planteart
- Fyrling
- Vesipaunikko, Paunikko
Articles
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How to set up a Central American aquarium5 min read
Hard, alkaline water, sand and rock: an aquarium from the rivers and lakes of Mexico and Central America, with cichlids and livebearers.
How to set up an Asian aquarium5 min read
Two aquariums from Southeast Asia: calm forest streams and peat swamps with soft, brown water, and fast mountain streams with cool, oxygen-rich water.
How to set up a North American aquarium5 min read
Streams and ponds in North America are often cool. How to set up an aquarium without a heater, with pygmy sunfish, shiners and darters.
How to set up a European aquarium5 min read
A coldwater aquarium with European fish and plants, without a heater. The water follows the seasons, and summer heat is the biggest problem.