Pistia stratiotes
Entity overview
For discovery, Pistia stratiotes keeps floating growth behavior separate from floating placement metadata.
Taxonomy data places it in genus Pistia, family Araceae, order Alismatales, and major group Angiosperms.
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Care data interpretation
The aquarium care summary uses medium difficulty, medium light demand, and recommended CO2.
The plant profile allows for emersed growth.
Planning tool: Calculate suitable lighting.
Water parameter context
Water parameters for this profile include temperature 22–30 °C, pH 5–8, KH 0–14 °dKH, and CO2 0–40 mg/L.
Related calculator: Estimate CO2 balance.
Nutrient range context
Nutrient ranges include nitrate 10–50 mg/L, phosphate 0.1–3 mg/L, potassium 5–30 mg/L, and iron 0.01–0.5 mg/L.
Continue with: Calculate nutrient dosing.
Growth and use data
Growth comparison is based on height up to 5 cm.
Propagation data lists runners.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Light
- Medium
- CO₂
- Recommended
- Temperature
- 22–30 °C
- Placement
- floating
- Growth type
- floating
- Aquarium suitability
- Yes
- Approx. height
- up to 5 cm
Water parameters
- pH
- 5–8
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–14 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 0–40 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
- Araceae
- Genus
- Pistia
