Spirodela polyrhiza
Spirodela polyrhiza
Spirodela polyrhiza is a floating plant suited to floating planting.
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Planting & care
- PlacementFloating
- Growth typeFloating plant
- LightMedium
- CO2None
About this plant
Care level: Beginner. Light requirement: medium. Injected CO₂: none.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Light
- Medium
- CO₂
- None
- Temperature
- 82–86°F (28–30°C)
- Placement
- Floating
- Growth type
- Floating plant
- Aquarium suitability
- Suitable for aquariums Suitable for long-term aquarium use.
Water conditions
Plant reference ranges, not dosing instructions or measurements from your aquarium. Consider livestock needs and measured conditions.
- Temperature
- 82–86°F (28–30°C)
- pH
- 4–8
- Carbonate hardness
- 2–30 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 0–40 mg/L
Growth & placement
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Width
- ≤ 0.4" (≤ 1 cm)
- Propagation
- fragmentation
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What you’ll need to grow Spirodela polyrhiza
Start with this plant’s documented care needs, then use an AquariumLesson calculator to size the setup for your aquarium.
Taxonomy
- Major group
- Angiosperms
- Family
- Araceae
- Genus
- Spirodela
- Botanical name
- Spirodela polyrhiza
