Aquarium plant
Penthorum sedoides
Penthorum sedoides
Penthorum sedoides is a stem plant suited to midground and background planting.
Midground, BackgroundStem plant
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Planting & care
- PlacementMidground, Background
- GrowthStem plant
- LightLow
- CO2Required
- Height13–25 cm (5.1–9.8 in)
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Light
- Low
- CO₂
- Required
- Temperature
- 4–28 °C
- Placement
- Midground, Background
- Growth type
- Stem plant
- Aquarium suitability
- Suitable for aquariums Suitable for long-term aquarium use.
- Approx. height
- 13–25 cm (5.1–9.8 in)
Water conditions
- Temperature
- 4–28 °C
- pH
- 5–7
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–14 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 20–40 mg/L
Growth & placement
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Propagation
- Daughter-plant cuttings
Taxonomy
- Major group
- Angiosperms
- Family
- Penthoraceae
- Genus
- Penthorum
- Botanical name
- Penthorum sedoides
