Hydrocotyle tripartita

Hydrocotyle tripartita is a member of the Araliaceae family, native to wetlands in eastern Australia and New Zealand. It has distinctive three-lobed leaves and forms dense mats.

The leaves only grow to about 3 cm in length, but often remain at just 1.5 to 2 cm. It forms dense mats of creeping rhizomes. Underwater, the leaves remain somewhat smaller than on land. In low light, submerged plants tend to grow upright instead of forming mats. On land, growth is always creeping.

This plant can be kept both in an aquarium (submers) and in a humid terrarium (emers).

You'll receive a vigorous plant in a 6-cm aquatic plant pot.