Beginner aquarium plants: M
All beginner plants whose common name starts with M, in alphabetical order. Each card links to its care guide.
11 plants and 1 variety
Marble queen sword
Echinodorus cordifolius
FreshwaterMedium light · Background19.7 in (50 cm)
Marimo moss ball
Aegagropila linnaei
FreshwaterBrackishLow light · Foreground3.9 in (10 cm)
Marsilea hirsuta
FreshwaterMedium light · Foreground3.9 in (10 cm)
Melon sword
Echinodorus osiris
FreshwaterMedium light · Background19.7 in (50 cm)
Mexican oak leaf
Shinnersia rivularis
FreshwaterMedium light · Background19.7 in (50 cm)
Micrantha lily
Nymphaea micrantha
FreshwaterMedium light · Midground9.8 in (25 cm)
Moneywort
Bacopa monnieri
FreshwaterBrackishMedium light · Background11.8 in (30 cm)1 form
Monte Carlo
Micranthemum tweediei
FreshwaterMedium light · Foreground2 in (5 cm)
Myriophyllum Guyana
Myriophyllum mattogrossense
FreshwaterMedium light · Background19.7 in (50 cm)
Myriophyllum Snowflake
Myriophyllum quitense
FreshwaterMedium light · Background23.6 in (60 cm)
Myriophyllum ussuriense
FreshwaterMedium light · Background15.7 in (40 cm)
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