Proserpinaca Palustris

Proserpinaca Palustris "Cuba" Profile

• Difficulty: Average
• Family: Haloragaceae
• Gender: Proserpinach
• From: South America
• Lighting design: Average
• Temperature: 10º 28º
• Growth: Medium
• PH: 5.0 to 7.0
• Hardness: 0 to 30
• Co2: Recommendable

Characteristics of Proserpinaca Palustris "Cuba"

The Proserpinaca Palustris plant is distributed throughout the eastern and southeastern United States, on some Caribbean islands, as well as in central and parts of South America in ditches, ponds, streams, and swamps. Throughout its wide distribution area, this plant has developed many different forms, depending on the region.

This is not a new aquarium plant, it has been cultivated in the United States and Europe for decades. For example, it was featured in the publication "Wendt'sche Blaetter" in the 1950s.
The Cuban variety of Proserpinaca Palustris seems to differ from its North American counterparts. In European trade, only the Cuban form of this species of plant is likely to be found.