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Anubias Barteri var. nana
Anubias barteri var. nana
Family Araceae
Anubias barteri var. nana is a slow-growing, rhizomatous plant native to West Africa. It is a popular choice for aquariums due to its hardiness and adaptability. The leaves are dark green, oval-shaped, and have a slightly wavy margin. The plant grows to a height of 4-8 inches and a width of 4-6 inches. It can be attached to driftwood or rocks using thread or super glue. Anubias barteri var. nana is a low-maintenance plant that is tolerant of a wide range of water conditions. It prefers moderate to low light levels and does not require CO2 injection.
Growing profile
At a glance
- Plant type
- semi-aquatic
- Typical size
- micro <4cm
- Light
- Shade
- Humidity
- 85–100%
Native context
Distribution and habitat
- Countries
- Angola, Central African Republic
- Elevation
- Lowland (0–500 m), Submontane (500–1,000 m)
- Flowering
- Rare / irregular
Derived growing context
Climate range
- Temperature profile
- Hot
- Mean temperature
- 22–25 °C
- Day temperature
- 25–28 °C
- Night temperature
- 19–23 °C
- Summer mean
- 25 °C
- Winter mean
- 22 °C
- Temperature span
- 9 °C
- Annual temperature swing
- 3 °C
- Seasonality
- Aseasonal
- Adaptability
- Specialist
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- Angola
- Central African Republic
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Habitat-specific growing context
Rainforest
Consistently wet; high humidity
- Latitude
- Tropical
- Moisture
- Saturated, Very humid
- Elevation
- Lowland, Submont
- Seasonality
- Aseasonal
- Mean temperature
- 22–25 °C
- Day temperature
- 25–28 °C
- Night temperature
- 19–23 °C
- Annual temperature swing
- 3 °C
Seasonal context
- Very small annual temperature swing; fairly consistent through the year
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