Aquarium plant
Echinodorus decumbens
Echinodorus decumbens
Midground, BackgroundRosette plant
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Planting & care
- PlacementMidground, Background
- GrowthRosette plant
- LightMedium
- CO2Recommended
- Height30–50 cm (11.8–19.7 in)
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Light
- Medium
- CO₂
- Recommended
- Temperature
- 24–28 °C
- Placement
- Midground, Background
- Growth type
- Rosette plant
- Aquarium suitability
- Suitable for aquariums Suitable for long-term aquarium use.
- Approx. height
- 30–50 cm (11.8–19.7 in)
Water conditions
- Temperature
- 24–28 °C
- pH
- 5–7
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–21 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 10–40 mg/L
Growth & placement
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Width
- 10–30 cm (3.9–11.8 in)
- Propagation
- adventitious plantlets on inflorescences
- Color
- Green
Taxonomy
- Major group
- Angiosperms
- Family
- Alismataceae
- Genus
- Echinodorus
- Botanical name
- Echinodorus decumbens