| Scientific Name: | Bolbitis heudelotii |
| Common Name: | African Water Fren |
| Substrate: | N/A |
| Lighting: | Subdued |
| pH value: | Not critical |
| Hardness: | 3-18odH |
| Temperature: | 72-82oF (22-28oC) |
| Height: | 10-15 in (25-38 cm) when submerged, but much larger in emersed specimens |
| Distribution: | Tropical West Africa |
| Characteristics: | Dark green to black creeping rhizome covered in short black scales. Black wiry shootd anchor rhizome to hard surfaces. Stalked leaves are dark green and multipinnate, up to 12 in (30 cm) long. Not an easy plant |
| Aquarium use: | For decorating pieces of bogwood and rockwood. Will not grow in gravel. |
