Family	Euphorbiaceae
Continent	South America
Region	South America
Origin	South America
Height	1+ cm
Width	5+ cm
Light	high-very high
Temperature	20-31 °C
Hardness	very soft-medium
pH Range	5,5-8
Growth	slow
Demands	difficult
Catalogue No.	028

Phyllanthus fluitans

This plant belongs to the spurge family, which actually consists primarily of desert plants. But over thousands of years Phyllanthus fluitans has adapted to an entirely different environment. Like other floating plants it is most suitable for open aquariums, where it develops beautiful red leaves at high light intensities. If growth is good the plant needs thinning to prevent it overshadowing plants on the bottom.

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