Aquarium/Terrarium Plant: Micranthemum ‘Monte Carlo’

Micranthemum tweediei is one of the tiniest plants in the hobby. The leaves are small and round with a beautiful bright green coloration. It reaches a maximum height of one to two inches, while the leaves are barely a fraction of an inch in size. The way it grows is through runners that spread horizontally across the substrate. Given enough time, M tweediei will form a lush carpet M tweediei is a fast-growing tropical plant suitable for any enclosure or cage, whether a fish tank / aquarium, terrarium, vivarium, or paludarium. It can be grown in dry substrate on land or fully submerged under water. It can tolerate dry conditions but also wet environments. Micranthemum tweediei is more commonly known as "Monte Carlo" in the plant keeping community. This tiny specimen was first described in 1846 by George Bentham, a botanist from England. He found it in Argentina, but it grows on riverbanks and floodplains in much of South America, including southern Brazil and Uruguay. Bentham named this species in honor of John Tweedie, one of the first botanists to explore Argentina.