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Vesicularia montagnei
Vesicularia montagnei, known as Christmas moss, is a small aquatic moss widely grown in planted aquariums as a carpet or decorative plant. It thrives in cool to moderate, clean water with gentle light and needs little fuss once it is attached to a surface.
Vesicularia montagnei is a species of moss. It is used in planted aquariums as an ornamental underwater plant, commonly referred to as Christmas moss.
It is found in Australia, China, Japan, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Sudan, and Vietnam. In its natural habitat it grows in damp situations on rocks and the trunks of trees.
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