Eichhornia crassipes
Entity overview
Eichhornia crassipes is handled as a floating plant while also carrying floating placement data.
Classification data groups this plant under genus Eichhornia, family Pontederiaceae, order Commelinales, and major group Angiosperms.
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Care data interpretation
Care tags available for this plant include difficult difficulty, high light demand, and recommended CO2.
Emersed growth is marked as possible.
Check this next: Calculate suitable lighting.
Water parameter context
The water summary uses temperature 25–30 °C, pH 5–8, KH 0–21 °dKH, and CO2 0–40 mg/L.
For this profile: Estimate CO2 balance.
Nutrient range context
Plant nutrition values include nitrate 10–50 mg/L, phosphate 0.1–3 mg/L, potassium 5–30 mg/L, and iron 0.01–0.5 mg/L.
Aquarium tool: Calculate nutrient dosing.
Growth and use data
The growth portion of the profile includes width up to 40 cm.
For propagation, the profile lists runners.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Difficult
- Light
- High
- CO₂
- Recommended
- Temperature
- 25–30 °C
- Placement
- floating
- Growth type
- floating
- Aquarium suitability
- Yes
Water parameters
- pH
- 5–8
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–21 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 0–40 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
- Pontederiaceae
- Genus
- Eichhornia
