Vallisneria australis
Entity overview
The AquariumLesson profile connects Vallisneria australis with fast-growth rosette plant and background placement data.
Taxonomy data places this plant in genus Vallisneria, family Hydrocharitaceae, order Alismatales, and major group Angiosperms.
Search matching can also use Vallisneria spiralis var. procera Rodway and Vallisneria americana Vallisneria gigantea Vallisneria neotropicalis.
For broader context and filtering, open the Aquarium Plant Library.
Water parameter context
Water-parameter data gives temperature 18–28 °C, pH 6–8, KH 2–21 °dKH, and CO2 10–40 mg/L.
Use with this data: Estimate CO2 balance.
Nutrient range context
Macro and trace range fields show nitrate 10–50 mg/L, phosphate 0.5–3 mg/L, potassium 5–50 mg/L, and iron 0.05–0.2 mg/L.
Useful next step: Calculate nutrient dosing.
Care data interpretation
Aquarium care signals include easy difficulty, medium light demand, and recommended CO2.
Aquarium tool: Calculate suitable lighting.
Growth and use data
The propagation field gives runners.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Light
- Medium
- CO₂
- Recommended
- Temperature
- 18–28 °C
- Placement
- background
- Growth type
- rosette
- Aquarium suitability
- Yes
Water parameters
- pH
- 6–8
- Carbonate hardness
- 2–21 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 10–40 mg/L
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
