Aponogeton distachyos
Entity overview
The profile associates Aponogeton distachyos with medium-growth bulb plant and background placement tags.
Botanical grouping for this profile includes genus Aponogeton, family Aponogetonaceae, order Alismatales, and major group Angiosperms.
Searchable alternate naming includes Water hawthorn.
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Water parameter context
Water conditions in the profile cover temperature 10–22 °C, pH up to 7.5, and KH from 0 °dKH.
Nutrient range context
Plant nutrition data available here includes nitrate 10–50 mg/L, phosphate 0.5–3 mg/L, potassium 5–50 mg/L, and iron 0.05–0.2 mg/L.
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Care data interpretation
Planning data for care includes medium difficulty and medium light demand.
The profile marks emersed growth as possible.
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Growth and use data
The plant profile includes propagation by splitting.
Color metadata for filtering includes green.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Light
- Medium
- Temperature
- 10–22 °C
- Placement
- background
- Growth type
- bulb
- Aquarium suitability
- Yes
Water parameters
- pH
- up to 7.5
- Carbonate hardness
- from 0 °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
- Aponogetonaceae
- Genus
- Aponogeton
