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Pearl Weed
Stem · Midground

Pearl Weed

Hemianthus micranthemoides
IntermediateLight · highCO₂ · medium
Type
Stem
Placement
Midground
Max height
10″
Light need
high
CO₂ need
medium
Temperature
68–82°F

Notes

Bright green dense stem. Can be trimmed into a carpet or left as a fluffy midground. Pearls (releases O2 visibly) under strong light + CO2.

More photos

Pearl Weed
Pearl Weed

Photos: Ghostsword / Wikimedia Commons · Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 3: 197. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. / Wikimedia Commons · U.S. Navy photo by Journalist Seaman Ryan C. McGinley. / Wikimedia Commons