Ammannia senegalensis
Entity overview
The AquariumLesson profile connects Ammannia senegalensis with fast-growth stem plant and midground/background placement data.
Classification data groups this plant under genus Ammannia, family Lythraceae, order Myrtales, and major group Angiosperms.
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Care data interpretation
Care tags available for this plant include medium difficulty, medium light demand, and recommended CO2.
Emersed growth is marked as possible.
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Water parameter context
The water summary uses temperature 22–28 °C, pH 5–7.5, KH 0–14 °dKH, and CO2 10–40 mg/L.
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Nutrient range context
Plant nutrition data available here includes nitrate 10–50 mg/L, phosphate 0.1–3 mg/L, potassium 5–30 mg/L, and iron 0.01–0.5 mg/L.
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Growth and use data
The growth portion of the profile includes height 20–50 cm and width 12–20 cm.
For propagation, the profile lists cuttings.
The color field includes red.
Use-case tagging adds accent.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Light
- Medium
- CO₂
- Recommended
- Temperature
- 22–28 °C
- Placement
- midground and background
- Growth type
- stem
- Aquarium suitability
- Yes
- Approx. height
- 20–50 cm
Water parameters
- pH
- 5–7.5
- 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
- Lythraceae
- Genus
- Ammannia
