Pinnatifida
Hygrophila pinnatifida
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
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Java Moss Comparison Guides
Use these comparisons when you like the job Java Moss does in the scape but want to weigh it against other plants with a similar role, shape, or care profile.
PlacementAttached to hardscape
LightLow
DifficultyBeginner
FlowModerate (Standard)
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Slender Anubias
Anubias gracilis
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Spade-leaf Anubias
Anubias hastifolia
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Zippel's Fern
Microsorum zippelii
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Monte Carlo
Micranthemum tweediei
Stem Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate
Nair's Lagenandra
Lagenandra nairii
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Attached to hardscape
IntermediateModerate
Pearl Weed
Hemianthus micranthemoides
Stem Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate
Crypt Wendtii
Cryptocoryne wendtii
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow
Cryptocoryne Lutea
Cryptocoryne walkeri var. lutea
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow
Downoi
Pogostemon helferi
Stem Plant
Foreground
Midground
IntermediateModerate
Japanese Bamboo
Blyxa japonica
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Marimo Moss Ball
Aegagropila linnaei
Other
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow
Quillwort
Isoetes lacustris
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
IntermediateModerate
River Buttercup
Ranunculus inundatus
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateHigh
S. Repens
Staurogyne repens
Stem Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate
Slender Hairgrass
Eleocharis acicularis
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate
Wendtii Crypt
Cryptocoryne wendtii
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow
Whorled Pennywort
Hydrocotyle verticillata
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Midground
IntermediateHigh
Willisii
Cryptocoryne x willisii
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow
Broad-leaved Crypt
Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Green Lily
Nymphaea glandulifera
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Meebold's Lagenandra
Lagenandra meeboldii
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate
Radican Sword
Echinodorus cordifolius
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Silver Lagenandra
Lagenandra thwaitesii
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate