Salvinia cucullata
Entity overview
The profile combines floating growth behavior with floating placement tags.
The plant is classified in the profile under genus Salvinia, family Salviniaceae, order Salviniales, and major group Angiosperms.
For broader context and filtering, open the Aquarium Plant Library.
Growth and use data
For plant planning, growth data provides width up to 4 cm.
Propagation information includes cutting off daughter plants.
Care data interpretation
The care profile is centered on easy difficulty, medium light demand, and recommended CO2.
The care profile includes possible emersed growth.
For this profile: Calculate suitable lighting.
Water parameter context
Water values include temperature 24–28 °C, pH 5–8, KH 0–21 °dKH, and CO2 0–40 mg/L.
Aquarium tool: Estimate CO2 balance.
Nutrient range context
For dosing 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.
Use with this data: Calculate nutrient dosing.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Light
- Medium
- CO₂
- Recommended
- Temperature
- 24–28 °C
- Placement
- floating
- Growth type
- floating
- Aquarium suitability
- Yes
Water parameters
- pH
- 5–8
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–21 °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
- Salviniaceae
- Genus
- Salvinia
