Lilaeopsis ruthiana
Entity overview
The profile associates Lilaeopsis ruthiana with medium-growth creeping plant and foreground placement tags.
Taxonomy data places it in genus Lilaeopsis References and further reading: Clayton, John: New Zealand Native Plants for Use in Aquariums and Ponds. (http://www.thekrib.com/Plants/Plants/NZ/ , accessed 01 October 2012) Tropica homepage,, family Apiaceae, order Apiales, and major group Angiosperms.
Searchable alternate naming includes Lilaeopsis novae-zelandiae.
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Care data interpretation
Care metadata for this plant includes medium difficulty, medium light demand, and recommended CO2.
The plant profile allows for emersed growth.
Planning tool: Calculate suitable lighting.
Water parameter context
Water parameters for this profile include temperature 20–30 °C, pH 5.5–8, KH from 0 °dKH, and CO2 10–30 mg/L.
Related calculator: Estimate CO2 balance.
Nutrient range context
Plant nutrition values include nitrate 10–50 mg/L, phosphate 0.5–3 mg/L, potassium 5–50 mg/L, and iron 0.05–0.2 mg/L.
Continue with: Calculate nutrient dosing.
Growth and use data
Propagation data lists cutting off daughter plants.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Light
- Medium
- CO₂
- Recommended
- Temperature
- 20–30 °C
- Placement
- foreground
- Growth type
- creeping
- Aquarium suitability
- Yes
Water parameters
- pH
- 5.5–8
- Carbonate hardness
- from 0 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 10–30 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
- Apiaceae
- Genus
- Lilaeopsis References and further reading: Clayton, John: New Zealand Native Plants for Use in Aquariums and Ponds. (http://www.thekrib.com/Plants/Plants/NZ/ , accessed 01 October 2012) Tropica homepage,
