Pistia stratiotes
Pistia stratiotes
Pistia stratiotes is a floating plant suited to floating planting.
FloatingFloating plant
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Planting & care
- PlacementFloating
- GrowthFloating plant
- LightMedium
- CO2None
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Light
- Medium
- CO₂
- None
- Temperature
- 72–86°F (22–30°C)
- Placement
- Floating
- Growth type
- Floating plant
- Aquarium suitability
- Suitable for aquariums Suitable for long-term aquarium use.
Water conditions
- Temperature
- 72–86°F (22–30°C)
- pH
- 5–8
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–14 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 0–40 mg/L
Growth & placement
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Propagation
- Runners
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What you’ll need to grow Pistia stratiotes
Start with this plant’s documented care needs, then use an AquariumLesson calculator to size the setup for your aquarium.
Where to buy Pistia stratiotes
Taxonomy
- Major group
- Angiosperms
- Family
- Araceae
- Genus
- Pistia
- Botanical name
- Pistia stratiotes
