Lemna minor
Entity overview
Lemna minor is handled as a floating plant while also carrying floating placement data.
Classification data groups this plant under genus Lemna References and further reading: Wayne Armstrong's On-line, family Araceae, order Alismatales, and major group Angiosperms.
For broader context and filtering, open the Aquarium Plant Library.
Care data interpretation
The care profile combines very easy difficulty, low 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 4–30 °C, pH 5–9, KH 2–30 °dKH, and CO2 0–40 mg/L.
Planning tool: 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.
Related calculator: Calculate nutrient dosing.
Growth and use data
Growth metadata contributes height up to 3 cm and width 0–1 cm.
For propagation, the profile lists fragmentation.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Very easy
- Light
- Low
- CO₂
- Recommended
- Temperature
- 4–30 °C
- Placement
- floating
- Growth type
- floating
- Aquarium suitability
- Yes
- Approx. height
- up to 3 cm
Water parameters
- pH
- 5–9
- Carbonate hardness
- 2–30 °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
- Araceae
- Genus
- Lemna References and further reading: Wayne Armstrong's On-line
