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Form of Anubias barteri

Anubias stardust

Anubias barteri var. nana 'Stardust'

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Also known as Anubias nana Stardust, Anubias barteri nana 'Stardust', Anubias 'Stardust Mini'

FreshwaterBrackishRhizomeRhizome division

Anubias stardust (Anubias barteri var. nana 'Stardust')
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Forms · Anubias barteri

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Care at a glance

Light
Medium light
CO2
CO₂ beneficial
Temperature
72–82°F
22–28°C
Max height
2.8 in
7 cm
Growth rate
Slow
Placement
Midground
Type
Rhizome
pH
6.0–7.5
Hardness
2–15 dGH
Spread
3.1 in (8 cm)
Nutrient uptake
Root + water column
Growth region
Submersed or emersed
Difficulty
Easy
Family
Araceae
Origin
Cultivar (parent species native to West Africa)

Overview

A tiny, delicate variegated nana, best mounted on wood or rock in the midground or foreground with the rhizome left clear of substrate. Leaves are only about 1.5 to 2 cm long, so it suits nano tanks; give it moderate light to bring out the speckling without triggering algae on its very slow leaves. It needs no CO2 but responds well to a little, plus gentle water column ferts. Being small and variegated it is more fragile than plain nana, so keep flow gentle and remove any melting or fully white leaves promptly.

In the wild

A recent variegated cultivar with no wild form. The parent dwarf Anubias barteri var. nana is native to West Africa, growing epiphytically on wood and stone along shaded, gently flowing streams.

Good to know

One of the newest variegated selections of Anubias barteri var. nana, family Araceae. Its small leaves show white veins and a pale petiole with star-like white speckles scattered over a green base, hence 'Stardust.' The white marking comes from chlorophyll-free tissue, so as with other variegated Anubias the amount of white shifts with lighting and overall plant vigor.

Did you know

It is one of the smallest Anubias in the trade, with leaves around the size of a thumbnail, and the proportion of white starry speckles can wax and wane depending on how much light the plant receives.

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