Limnophila brownii
Darwin River Ambulia
Limnophila brownii
Darwin River Ambulia
- Rare Australian Ambulia species
- Light green and bronze-brown hues
- Very fine leaf segments
- Moderate size
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Description
Limnophila brownii is endemic to the northern part of Australia. This Ambulia species is little known as aquarium plant and rarely available in the trade. With its very fine leaf pinnae, it resembles Limnophila aquatica and L. indica. Its leaf whorls are smaller than those of L. aquatica. Good lighting provided, the shoot tips develop bronze-brown hues. The stem is often brown-red coloured.
Under favourable conditions, the Darwin River Ambulia is a fast-growing plant. CO2 injection, regular nutrient supply and medium to strong lighting are recommendable. As well as all stem plants, this species can be propagated by stem cuttings, occasionally it also develops runner-like horizontal shoots with vertical stems.
This rare Ambulia is a nice eyecatcher as dense group in the midground to background. According to its origin, it is an appropriate plant for the design of "geographically correct" Australia-themed tanks.
Characteristics
Native only to northern Australia, Limnophila brownii mostly grows emersed on wet ground and only less often in water.23 It was long included in the variable L. indica until the Australian plants were split off as a species in 1986; it differs in being more strongly hairy and in having longer flower stalks.2
Submersed, the hairy stem, often reddish brown at the nodes, bears whorls of light green pinnate leaves with hair-fine segments, which remain smaller than in similar species; in good light the shoot tips take on a bronze-brown colour.23 It grows fast when given soft water, strong light, plenty of CO₂ and good fertilisation; in moderately hard water with poor fertilisation it becomes leggy and forms only small whorls. ()
| Common names | Darwin River Ambulia |
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| Synonyms | Ambulia gratioloides (R. Br.) Wettst., Limnophila gratioloides R. Br., Stemodia gratioloides (R. Br.) F. Muell. |
| Complete botanical name | Limnóphila brównii Wannan |
| Family | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus | Limnophila |
| Difficulty | medium |
| Usage | Background, Midground |
| Aquascaping | fine-leaved |
| Growth | fast |
| pH value | 6.5 - 7.5 |
| Temperature tolerance | 15 - 30°C |
| Carbonate hardness | 2 - 15°dKH |
| General hardness | 0 - 30°dGH |
| Propagation | Cuttings |
| Can grow emersed? | yes |
| Source | Flowgrow |
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| Weight | 0,05 kg |
| Shipping weight | 0,10 kg |
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Received a super vital plant, looks very good. I put it behind a root and it makes a real statement. My celestial pearl danios loved it immediately.
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Super vitale Pflanze bekommen sieht sehr gut aus. Habe Sie hinter eine Wurzel gesetzt und macht sehr viel her. Meine Perluhuhn Bärblinge lieben Sie sofort.
A nice and rare plant from Aquasabi! My bunches came in healthy and there are many stems in a bunch, this is not a plant that likes too much flow but give it a calm place in the...
Plant arrived in very good condition and when happy is a very nice plant,but im my experience underwater it have a strong tendency to melting.
