Heteroscyphus zollingeri
Entity overview
Heteroscyphus zollingeri appears in the Plant Library as medium-growth moss assigned to foreground/midground placement.
Taxonomy in the profile links it to genus Heteroscyphus, family Lophocoleaceae, order Jungermanniales, and major group Angiosperms.
The alias field adds Blepharostoma trichophyllum Chiloscyphus sp. Homalia spec..
For broader context and filtering, open the Aquarium Plant Library.
Growth and use data
Propagation context is limited to cutting off daughter plants.
Use-case tagging adds epiphyte and mosses.
Care data interpretation
The profile gives care context through easy difficulty, low light demand, and recommended CO2.
Emersed growth is included as a possible growth mode.
Check this next: Calculate suitable lighting.
Water parameter context
Available aquarium parameters show temperature 22–28 °C, pH 5–7.5, KH 0–14 °dKH, and CO2 15–40 mg/L.
For this profile: Estimate CO2 balance.
Nutrient range context
For dosing context, nutrient ranges 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.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Light
- Low
- CO₂
- Recommended
- Temperature
- 22–28 °C
- Placement
- foreground and midground
- Growth type
- moss
- Aquarium suitability
- Yes
Water parameters
- pH
- 5–7.5
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–14 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 15–40 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
- Lophocoleaceae
- Genus
- Heteroscyphus
