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Salvinia
Salvinia
Good ventilation is required to prevent the leaves of this floating plant from burning under the....Click here to read more >>
The Plant Database contains information on hundreds of popular aquarium plants, providing you with the information you need to choose and keep any of these species. At the bottom of the page is a list of plant related articles and a record of your recently viewed plants.

Finding a plant is easy by using the search fields below. Plants can be searched by scientific name, common name, plant code, or category (Foreground, low light etc.). Each plant has a text description containing relevant information, a fact file, and details of the plants aquarium suitability and requirements.

Plant related articles
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