| Scientific Name: | Hygrophila polysperma |
| Common Name: | Dwarf Hygrophila |
| Substrate: | Plain washed gravel |
| Lighting: | Bright |
| pH value: | Not critical |
| Hardness: | Not critical |
| Temperature: | 59-86oF (15-30oC) |
| Height: | 18 in (45 cm) |
| Distribution: | Southeast Asia |
| Characteristics: | Small-leaved herbaceous plant that grows well emersed and submersed. Leaves broadly lanceolate with rounded tips, bourne in opposite pairs on thin stems. Color is pale green to mid-green with reddish tips. |
| Aquarium use: | Background. Clear all snails as they relish all species of Hygrophila! |
