Echinodorus uruguayensis
Entity overview
The plant-library profile pairs Echinodorus uruguayensis with medium-growth rosette plant and background placement data.
The taxonomy values align this plant with genus Echinodorus, family Alismataceae, order Alismatales, and major group Angiosperms.
For broader context and filtering, open the Aquarium Plant Library.
Care data interpretation
The care summary is limited to easy difficulty, medium light demand, and recommended CO2.
Emersed growth is marked as possible.
Aquarium tool: Calculate suitable lighting.
Water parameter context
Structured water data includes temperature 16–24 °C, pH 5–8, KH 0–21 °dKH, and CO2 10–40 mg/L.
Use with this data: Estimate CO2 balance.
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.
Useful next step: Calculate nutrient dosing.
Growth and use data
Growth signals for this profile include height 30–70 cm and width 15–50 cm.
For propagation, the profile lists cutting off daughter plants.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Light
- Medium
- CO₂
- Recommended
- Temperature
- 16–24 °C
- Placement
- background
- Growth type
- rosette
- Aquarium suitability
- Yes
- Approx. height
- 30–70 cm
Water parameters
- pH
- 5–8
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–21 °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
- Alismataceae
- Genus
- Echinodorus
