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Quick Facts
Difficulty:
Moderate

Light Needs:
Medium High
Type: Floating
Brackish: No

Placement
Floating


Red root floater
Phyllanthus fluitans

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Family: Euphorbiaceae
Region: Mexico, Brazil, Peru, Paraguay

Care
Prefers soft acidic water with little movement. Needs higher light to prosper. Under intense light, plant will turn shades of red and yellow. With good growth, plant will get a large root system that will hang down and provide good hiding places for smaller fish or fry. Propagation by runners.


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Larger Image		 Phyllanthus fluitans
Credit: Curt Dunaway

Close up of fruit cut in half


Larger Image		 Phyllanthus fluitans
Credit: Curt Dunaway

Close up of fruit and flower


Larger Image		 Red root floater
Credit: Curt Dunaway

Close up of fruit. Has a hard shell with white fleshy inside. Similar to an apple. Approx 2-3 mm in size.


Larger Image		 Phyllanthus fluitans
Credit: Curt Dunaway

Close up of flower


Larger Image		 Phyllanthus fluitans
Credit: Curt Dunaway


Larger Image		 Phyllanthus fluitans
Credit: Curt Dunaway


Larger Image		 Phyllanthus fluitans
Credit: Curt Dunaway

Close up of flower and new bud.


Larger Image		 Phyllanthus fluitans
Credit: Curt Dunaway




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Plant last updated: Sun Apr 25 2004 9:13 pm



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