Vallisneria natans
Entity overview
The profile associates Vallisneria natans with fast-growth rosette plant and background placement tags.
The plant is classified in the profile under genus Vallisneria, family Hydrocharitaceae, order Alismatales, and major group Angiosperms.
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Growth and use data
Propagation information includes runners.
Care data interpretation
Aquarium care fields show easy difficulty and medium light demand.
For this profile: Calculate suitable lighting.
Water parameter context
Water values include temperature 20–28 °C, pH 6–8.5, and KH 0–10 °dKH.
Nutrient range context
Plant nutrition values 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.
Use with this data: Calculate nutrient dosing.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Light
- Medium
- Temperature
- 20–28 °C
- Placement
- background
- Growth type
- rosette
- Aquarium suitability
- Yes
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
