Alternanthera reineckii "Small Parred Leaf"
Entity overview
Alternanthera reineckii "Small Parred Leaf" appears in the Plant Library as medium-growth stem plant assigned to foreground/midground placement.
Taxonomy data places this plant in genus Alternanthera, family Amaranthaceae, order Caryophyllales, and major group Angiosperms.
For broader context and filtering, open the Aquarium Plant Library.
Water parameter context
Water-parameter data gives temperature 4–30 °C, pH 5–7, KH 0–14 °dKH, and CO2 10–40 mg/L.
Use with this data: Estimate CO2 balance.
Nutrient range context
Macro and trace range fields show nitrate 10–50 mg/L, phosphate 0.1–3 mg/L, potassium 5–30 mg/L, and iron 0.01–0.5 mg/L.
Useful next step: Calculate nutrient dosing.
Care data interpretation
Care data shows medium difficulty, medium light demand, and recommended CO2.
Emersed growth appears as a supported profile value.
Aquarium tool: Calculate suitable lighting.
Growth and use data
Size and propagation fields include height 10–30 cm and width 3–4 cm.
The propagation field gives cuttings.
Available color tagging shows red.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Light
- Medium
- CO₂
- Recommended
- Temperature
- 4–30 °C
- Placement
- foreground and midground
- Growth type
- stem
- Aquarium suitability
- Yes
- Approx. height
- 10–30 cm
Water parameters
- pH
- 5–7
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–14 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 10–40 mg/L
Nutrient ranges
- Nitrate (NO₃)
- 10–50 mg/L
- Phosphate (PO₄)
- 0.1–3 mg/L
- Potassium (K)
- 5–30 mg/L
- Iron (Fe)
- 0.01–0.5 mg/L
Taxonomy
- Major group
- Angiosperms
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Alternanthera
