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Hygrophila pinnatifida

A creeping, rock- and wood-clinging Hygrophila from monsoon streams of the northern Western Ghats, India, well known in the aquarium trade for its deeply lobed leaves. It lives submerged or half-emersed in flowing water, so stream temperature, not the hot dry-season air, is what it actually feels.

Hygrophila pinnatifida
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodAquatic

Where it grows wild

Rocky stream beds and banks in the Western Ghats, growing attached to stones and roots in moving water and emerging when levels drop in the dry season. Details come from the genus and aquarium literature rather than species field studies.

Measured sites run from near sea level to about 790 m on the Ghats escarpment; most records sit at 650–800 m.

IndiaKarnatakaGoaMaharashtra

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The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.