Aquarium plant
Salvinia molesta
Salvinia molesta is a floating plant suited to floating planting.
FloatingFloating plant
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Planting & care
- PlacementFloating
- GrowthFloating plant
- LightMedium
- CO2None
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Light
- Medium
- CO₂
- None
- Temperature
- 24–28 °C
- Placement
- Floating
- Growth type
- Floating plant
- Aquarium suitability
- Suitable for aquariums Suitable for long-term aquarium use.
Water conditions
- Temperature
- 24–28 °C
- pH
- 5–8
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–21 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 0–40 mg/L
Growth & placement
- Growth rate
- Very fast
- Propagation
- Daughter-plant cuttings
Taxonomy
- Major group
- Angiosperms
- Family
- Salviniaceae
- Genus
- Salvinia
