Aquarium plant
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
- 22–30 °C
- Placement
- Floating
- Growth type
- Floating plant
- Aquarium suitability
- Suitable for aquariums Suitable for long-term aquarium use.
Water conditions
- Temperature
- 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
Taxonomy
- Major group
- Angiosperms
- Family
- Araceae
- Genus
- Pistia
- Botanical name
- Pistia stratiotes
