Vallisneria americana
Entity overview
For aquarium planning, Vallisneria americana is grouped as fast-growth rosette plant with background placement.
Taxonomy in the profile links it to genus Vallisneria, family Hydrocharitaceae, order Alismatales, and major group Angiosperms.
For broader context and filtering, open the Aquarium Plant Library.
Growth and use data
Growth and propagation values include height 10–100 cm.
Propagation context is limited to runners.
Care data interpretation
Care filters for this profile include easy difficulty and medium light demand.
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Water parameter context
The water summary uses temperature 20–28 °C, pH 6–8.5, and KH 0–10 °dKH.
Nutrient range context
For dosing context, nutrient ranges include nitrate 10–50 mg/L, phosphate 0.5–3 mg/L, potassium 5–50 mg/L, and iron 0.05–0.2 mg/L.
Aquarium tool: Calculate nutrient dosing.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Light
- Medium
- Temperature
- 20–28 °C
- Placement
- background
- Growth type
- rosette
- Aquarium suitability
- Yes
- Approx. height
- 10–100 cm
Water parameters
- pH
- 6–8.5
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–10 °dKH
Nutrient ranges
- Nitrate (NO₃)
- 10–50 mg/L
- Phosphate (PO₄)
- 0.5–3 mg/L
- Potassium (K)
- 5–50 mg/L
- Iron (Fe)
- 0.05–0.2 mg/L
Taxonomy
- Major group
- Angiosperms
- Family
- Hydrocharitaceae
- Genus
- Vallisneria
