All aquarium plants: M
All plants whose common name starts with M, in alphabetical order. Each card links to its care guide.
28 plants
Madagascar lace
Aponogeton madagascariensis
FreshwaterMedium light · Background23.6 in (60 cm)
Maiden's Hair Algae
Chlorodesmis fastigiata
SaltwaterHigh light · Epiphyte3.1 in (8 cm)
Marble queen sword
Echinodorus cordifolius
FreshwaterMedium light · Background19.7 in (50 cm)
Marimo moss ball
Aegagropila linnaei
FreshwaterBrackishLow light · Foreground3.9 in (10 cm)
Marsh dewflower
Murdannia keisak
FreshwaterMedium light · Midground11.8 in (30 cm)
Marsilea hirsuta
FreshwaterMedium light · Foreground3.9 in (10 cm)
Marsilea quadrifolia
FreshwaterMedium light · Foreground4.7 in (12 cm)
Mauritius micro sword
Lilaeopsis mauritiana
FreshwaterMedium light · Foreground2.8 in (7 cm)
Mayaca sellowiana
FreshwaterMedium light · Midground9.8 in (25 cm)
Melon sword
Echinodorus osiris
FreshwaterMedium light · Background19.7 in (50 cm)
Mermaid weed
Proserpinaca palustris
FreshwaterHigh light · Midground11.8 in (30 cm)
Mexican oak leaf
Shinnersia rivularis
FreshwaterMedium light · Background19.7 in (50 cm)
Micrantha lily
Nymphaea micrantha
FreshwaterMedium light · Midground9.8 in (25 cm)
Micro sword
Lilaeopsis brasiliensis
FreshwaterBrackishMedium light · Foreground2.4 in (6 cm)
Microcarpaea minima
FreshwaterHigh light · Foreground3.9 in (10 cm)Mini fissidens
Fissidens sp. 'Mini'
FreshwaterMedium light · Epiphyte0.6 in (1.5 cm)
Mini pellia
Riccardia chamedryfolia
FreshwaterMedium light · Epiphyte1.2 in (3 cm)
Money Plant
Halimeda
SaltwaterMedium light · Midground5.9 in (15 cm)
Moneywort
Bacopa monnieri
FreshwaterBrackishMedium light · Background11.8 in (30 cm)
Monte Carlo
Micranthemum tweediei
FreshwaterMedium light · Foreground2 in (5 cm)Monte Carlo White
Micranthemum tweediei 'White'
FreshwaterMedium light · Foreground2 in (5 cm)
Mosaic plant
Ludwigia sedioides
FreshwaterHigh light · Floating11.8 in (30 cm)
Myriophyllum Guyana
Myriophyllum mattogrossense
FreshwaterMedium light · Background19.7 in (50 cm)Myriophyllum pinnatum
FreshwaterMedium light · Background23.6 in (60 cm)Myriophyllum Roraima
Myriophyllum sp. 'Roraima'
FreshwaterHigh light · Background23.6 in (60 cm)
Myriophyllum Snowflake
Myriophyllum quitense
FreshwaterMedium light · Background23.6 in (60 cm)
Myriophyllum tetrandrum
FreshwaterMedium light · Background
Myriophyllum ussuriense
FreshwaterMedium light · Background15.7 in (40 cm)
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