Echinodorus macrophyllus
Entity overview
Echinodorus macrophyllus appears in the Plant Library as fast-growth rosette plant assigned to midground/background placement.
For entity matching, taxonomy contributes genus Echinodorus, family Alismataceae, order Alismatales, and major group Angiosperms.
For broader context and filtering, open the Aquarium Plant Library.
Water parameter context
For water matching, the ranges are temperature 22–28 °C, pH 6–8, and KH 0–10 °dKH.
Nutrient range context
The profile gives nutrient targets for nitrate 10–50 mg/L, phosphate 0.5–3 mg/L, potassium 5–50 mg/L, and iron 0.05–0.2 mg/L.
Related calculator: Calculate nutrient dosing.
Care data interpretation
Care data shows medium difficulty and medium light demand.
Emersed growth appears as a supported profile value.
Useful next step: Calculate suitable lighting.
Growth and use data
The propagation field gives proliferating inflorescences.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Light
- Medium
- Temperature
- 22–28 °C
- Placement
- midground and background
- Growth type
- rosette
- Aquarium suitability
- Yes
Water parameters
- pH
- 6–8
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–10 °dKH
Nutrient ranges
- Nitrate (NO₃)
- 10–50 mg/L
- Phosphate (PO₄)
- 0.5–3 mg/L
- Potassium (K)
- 5–50 mg/L
- Iron (Fe)
- 0.05–0.2 mg/L
Taxonomy
- Major group
- Angiosperms
- Family
- Alismataceae
- Genus
- Echinodorus
