Microsorum pteropus "Short Narrow Leaf"
Entity overview
The entity profile links Microsorum pteropus "Short Narrow Leaf" to slow-growth creeping plant and midground/background placement tags.
Classification data groups this plant under genus Microsorum, family Polypodiaceae, order Polypodiales, and major group Angiosperms.
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Care data interpretation
Care metadata for this plant includes very easy difficulty, low light demand, and recommended CO2.
Emersed growth is marked as possible.
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Water parameter context
The water summary uses temperature 20–28 °C, pH 5–8, KH 0–14 °dKH, and CO2 5–40 mg/L.
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Nutrient range context
The nutrient summary includes 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.
Growth and use data
For propagation, the profile lists cutting off daughter plants.
Use-case tagging adds epiphyte.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Very easy
- Light
- Low
- CO₂
- Recommended
- Temperature
- 20–28 °C
- Placement
- midground and background
- Growth type
- creeping
- Aquarium suitability
- Yes
Water parameters
- pH
- 5–8
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–14 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 5–40 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
- Polypodiaceae
- Genus
- Microsorum
