049G Staurogyne repens

Staurogyne repens is a fresh green, compact and hardy plant for aquarium prospects found in the Rio Cristalino River in the southern Amazon. Its closest aquarium relative is Hygrophila, but Staurogyne differs with its remarkably compact, low and bushy stature (5-10 cm) and small green leaves (3.4 cm wide per stem).
When planting in an aquarium, cut off the longest upright shoots, and new, horizontally creeping shoots will quickly form from the base of the plant and gradually colonize the gravel.
In low light, growth will be more upright and fewer side shoots will be formed.

type:	stem
origin:	South America
The country or continent where the plant is most common. A cultivar emerges or develops in cultivation.
growth rate:	Moderate
The growth rate of this plant compared to other aquatic plants.
high:	3 - 10+
Average height (cm) of plants after two months in the tank.
Light requirements:	low
The average or moderate light requirement for aquarium plants is 0.5 W/L.
carbon dioxide:	low
The moderate requirement for CO2 is 6-14 mg/L. The high demand for carbon dioxide is approx. 15-25 mg/L.

Staurogyne repens is a fresh green, compact and hardy plant for the foreground of the aquarium and it was found in River Rio Cristalino in the southern Amazonas.
Its nearest relative in the aquaristic is Hygrophila, but Staurogyne is different with its marked compact, low and bushy stature (5-10 cm) and small green leaves (each stem is 3.4 cm wide). When planting in the aquarium, the longest upright shoots should be cut off and new, horizontally creeping shoots will soon form from the plant basis and gradually colonize the gravel.
At low light, the growth will be more upright and much less side shoots will be formed.