Marsilea quadrifolia
Entity overview
Marsilea quadrifolia carries plant-library signals for slow-growth creeping plant and foreground/midground placement.
The classification fields place it in genus Marsilea, family Marsileaceae, order Salviniales, and major group Angiosperms.
For broader context and filtering, open the Aquarium Plant Library.
Growth and use data
Propagation information includes cutting off daughter plants.
Care data interpretation
The care profile is centered on easy difficulty and medium light demand.
The care profile includes possible emersed growth.
Use with this data: Calculate suitable lighting.
Water parameter context
Aquarium range fields include temperature 4–30 °C and KH 0–10 °dKH.
Nutrient range context
The nutrient summary includes nitrate 10–50 mg/L, phosphate 0.5–3 mg/L, potassium 5–50 mg/L, and iron 0.05–0.2 mg/L.
Planning tool: Calculate nutrient dosing.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Light
- Medium
- Temperature
- 4–30 °C
- Placement
- foreground and midground
- Growth type
- creeping
- Aquarium suitability
- Yes
Water parameters
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–10 °dKH
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
- Marsileaceae
- Genus
- Marsilea
