Marsilea exarata
Marsilea exarata
Marsilea exarata is a creeping plant suited to foreground and midground planting.
Foreground, MidgroundCreeping plant
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Suitability unknown. Long-term aquarium suitability has not been confirmed.
Planting & care
- PlacementForeground, Midground
- Growth typeCreeping plant
- LightMedium
About this plant
Light requirement: medium.
Quick specs
- Light
- Medium
- Placement
- Foreground, Midground
- Growth type
- Creeping plant
- Aquarium suitability
- Suitability unknown Long-term aquarium suitability has not been confirmed.
Water conditions
Plant reference ranges, not dosing instructions or measurements from your aquarium. Consider livestock needs and measured conditions.
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–10 °dKH
Nutrients
- Nitrate (NO₃)
- 10–50 mg/L
- Phosphate (PO₄)
- 0.5–3 mg/L
- Potassium (K)
- 5–50 mg/L
- Iron (Fe)
- 0.05–0.2 mg/L
Growth & placement
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Propagation
- runners, splitting, cutting off daughter plants
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What you’ll need to grow Marsilea exarata
Start with this plant’s documented care needs, then use an AquariumLesson calculator to size the setup for your aquarium.
Fertilization
Regular macro and micronutrient fertilization supports healthy growth and coloration.
Calculate fertilizer dosingTaxonomy
- Major group
- Angiosperms
- Family
- Marsileaceae
- Genus
- Marsilea
- Botanical name
- Marsilea exarata
