Eleocharis sp. "montevidensis"
Entity overview
The entity profile links Eleocharis sp. "montevidensis" to medium-growth creeping plant and midground/background placement tags.
Classification data groups this plant under genus Eleocharis References and further reading:, family Cyperaceae, order Poales, and major group Angiosperms.
For broader context and filtering, open the Aquarium Plant Library.
Care data interpretation
Care metadata for this plant includes medium difficulty, high light demand, and recommended CO2.
Emersed growth is marked as possible.
Useful next step: Calculate suitable lighting.
Water parameter context
Water-condition fields provide temperature from 20 °C, KH 0–10 °dKH, and CO2 up to 30 mg/L.
Planning tool: Estimate CO2 balance.
Nutrient range context
Dosing context starts with 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.
Growth and use data
Growth data includes height 40–55 cm and width 5–20 cm.
For propagation, the profile lists cutting off daughter plants.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Light
- High
- CO₂
- Recommended
- Temperature
- from 20 °C
- Placement
- midground and background
- Growth type
- creeping
- Aquarium suitability
- Yes
- Approx. height
- 40–55 cm
Water parameters
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–10 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- up to 30 mg/L
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
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Eleocharis References and further reading:
