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Common Name: Dwarf Sagittaria
Scientific Name: Sagittaria Subuluta
Category: Rosette Plants
Temperature: 71.6 - 82.4F(22 - 28C)
pH: 5 - 7.5
Lighting: Medium
Growth Rate: Fast
Difficulty: Easy
Origin: America
Position in Aquascape: Mid-Ground, Foreground
 

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Common Name: Salicifolia Hygrophila
Scientific Name: Hygrophila Corymbosa var. Salicifolia
Category: Stem Plants
Temperature: 68 - 86F(20 - 30C)
pH: 5.5 - 8
Lighting: High
Growth Rate: Fast
Difficulty: Easy
Origin: Southeast Asia
Position in Aquascape: Background
 

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Common Name: Lizard's Tail
Scientific Name: Saururus Cernuus
Category: Stem Plants
Temperature: 59 - 86F(15 - 30C)
pH: 5 - 8
Lighting: High
Growth Rate: Slow
Difficulty: Medium
Origin: USA
Position in Aquascape: Mid-Ground
 

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Common Name: Singapore Fissidens
Scientific Name: Fissidens sp. "Singapore"
Category: Ferns and Mosses
Temperature: 59 - 82.4F(15 - 28C)
pH: 5.5 - 9
Lighting: Medium
Growth Rate: Slow
Difficulty: Medium
Origin: Singapore
Position in Aquascape: Foreground
 

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Common Name: Star Grass
Scientific Name: Heteranthera Zosterifolia
Category: Stem Plants
Temperature: 66.2 - 82.4F(19 - 28C)
pH: 5 - 7
Lighting: Medium
Growth Rate: Fast
Difficulty: Easy
Origin: Brazil
Position in Aquascape: Background, Mid-Ground
 

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Common Name: Star Moss
Scientific Name: Tortula Ruralis
Category: Ferns and Mosses
Temperature: 73.4 - 86F(23 - 30C)
pH: 6 - 7.5
Lighting: Low
Growth Rate: Slow
Difficulty: Very Easy
Origin: China
Position in Aquascape: Foreground
 

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Common Name: Subwassertang
Scientific Name: Suesswassertang
Category: Ferns and Mosses
Temperature: 68 - 86F(20 - 30C)
pH: 5 - 8
Lighting: Very Low, High
Growth Rate: Medium
Difficulty: Very Easy
Origin: Unknown
Position in Aquascape: Mid-Ground, Foreground
 

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Common Name: Sunset Hygrophila
Scientific Name: Hygrophila Polysperma "Rosanervig"
Category: Stem Plants
Temperature: 64.4 - 82.4(18 - 28C)
pH: 5 - 7.5
Lighting: Medium
Growth Rate: Medium
Difficulty: Medium
Origin:
Position in Aquascape: Background, Mid-Ground
 

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Common Name: Sword var. Rose
Scientific Name: Echinodorus "Rose"
Category: Echinodorus
Temperature: 68 - 86F(20 - 30C)
pH: 5.5 - 8
Lighting: Low, Medium
Growth Rate: Medium
Difficulty: Easy
Origin: South America, Cultivar
Position in Aquascape: Background, Mid-Ground
 

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Common Name: Taiwan Moss
Scientific Name: Taxiphyllum Alternans
Category: Ferns and Mosses
Temperature: 59 - 82.4F(15 - 28C)
pH: 5.5 - 9
Lighting: Medium
Growth Rate: Fast
Difficulty: Easy
Origin: Taiwan
Position in Aquascape: Foreground
 

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Common Name: Tiger Lotus
Scientific Name: Nymphaea Lotus "Zenkeri"
Category: Water Lillies
Temperature: 71.6 - 86F(22 - 30C)
pH: 5 - 8
Lighting: Medium
Growth Rate: Slow
Difficulty: Medium
Origin: East Africa, Southeast Asia
Position in Aquascape: Foreground
 

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Common Name: Tonina Fluviatilis
Scientific Name: Tonina sp. Fluviatilis
Category: Stem Plants
Temperature: 68 - 82.4F(20 - 28C)
pH: 5 - 6.5
Lighting: High, Very High
Growth Rate: Very Slow
Difficulty: Very Hard
Origin: South America
Position in Aquascape: Background, Mid-Ground
 

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Common Name: Tonina sp. Manaus, Rio Negro
Scientific Name: Tonina sp. "Manaus"
Category: Stem Plants
Temperature: 71.6 - 82.4F(22 - 28C)
pH: 5 - 6.5
Lighting: High
Growth Rate: Medium
Difficulty: Hard
Origin: Brazil
Position in Aquascape: Background, Mid-Ground
 

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Common Name: Tonina sp. "Belem"
Scientific Name: Tonina sp. "Belem"
Category: Stem Plants
Temperature: 68 - 86F(20 - 30C)
pH: 5 - 6.5
Lighting: Medium, High, Very High
Growth Rate: Medium
Difficulty: Medium
Origin: Brazil
Position in Aquascape: Background, Mid-Ground
 

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Common Name: Tropical Hornwort
Scientific Name: Ceratophyllum Submersum
Category: Stem Plants
Temperature: 50 - 86F(10 - 30C)
pH: 5 - 8
Lighting: Low
Growth Rate: Very Fast
Difficulty: Very Easy
Origin: Africa, Asia and the America's
Position in Aquascape: Floating, Mid-Ground, Background
 

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Common Name: Utricularia Graminifolia
Scientific Name: Utricularia Graminifolia
Category: Stem Plants
Temperature: 60.8 - 82.4F(16 - 28C)
pH: 5 - 6.5
Lighting: Medium, High
Growth Rate: Medium
Difficulty: Medium, Hard
Origin: Vietnam
Position in Aquascape: Foreground
 

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Common Name: Water Cabbage/Seaside Brookweed
Scientific Name: Samolus Valerandi ssp. Parviflorus
Category: Stem Plants
Temperature: 64.4 - 75.2F(18 - 24C)
pH: 6 - 9
Lighting: Medium
Growth Rate: Slow
Difficulty: Medium
Origin: North America
Position in Aquascape: Mid-Ground
 

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Common Name: Water Spangles
Scientific Name: Salvinia Minima
Category: Floating Plants
Temperature: 68 - 86F(20 -30C)
pH: 6 - 6.8
Lighting: High
Growth Rate: Medium
Difficulty: Easy
Origin: Central America, Mexico
Position in Aquascape: Floating
 

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Common Name: Water Sprite
Scientific Name: Ceratopteris Thaiictroides
Category: Stem Plants
Temperature: 68 - 86F(20 - 30C)
pH: 5 - 8
Lighting: Low
Growth Rate: Very Fast
Difficulty: Easy
Origin: Asia Tropics
Position in Aquascape: Floating, Mid-ground, Background
 

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Common Name: Water Violet
Scientific Name: Hottonia Palustris
Category: Stem Plants
Temperature: 60.8 - 78.8F(16 - 26C)
pH: 5 - 7
Lighting: Low, Medium, High
Growth Rate: Medium, Fast
Difficulty: Easy
Origin: Europe
Position in Aquascape: Background, Mid-Ground
 

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