Echinodorus × maculatus
Entity overview
The profile associates Echinodorus × maculatus with medium-growth rosette plant and midground placement tags.
The plant is classified in the profile under genus Echinodorus, family Alismataceae, order Alismatales, and major group Angiosperms.
Searchable alternate naming includes Echinodorus schlueteri Echinodorus aschersonianus ''rubromaculatus''.
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Growth and use data
Propagation information includes cutting off daughter plants.
Care data interpretation
Aquarium care fields show easy difficulty, medium light demand, and recommended CO2.
The care profile includes possible emersed growth.
Planning tool: Calculate suitable lighting.
Water parameter context
Water parameters for this profile include temperature 22–25 °C, pH 5–8, KH 0–21 °dKH, and CO2 5–40 mg/L.
Related calculator: Estimate CO2 balance.
Nutrient range context
Nutrient comparison is based on nitrate 10–50 mg/L, phosphate 0.1–3 mg/L, potassium 5–30 mg/L, and iron 0.01–0.5 mg/L.
Continue with: Calculate nutrient dosing.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Light
- Medium
- CO₂
- Recommended
- Temperature
- 22–25 °C
- Placement
- midground
- Growth type
- rosette
- Aquarium suitability
- Yes
Water parameters
- pH
- 5–8
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–21 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 5–40 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
- Alismataceae
- Genus
- Echinodorus
