Isoetes lacustris
Isoetes lacustris L.
Foreground, MidgroundRosette plant
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Planting & care
- PlacementForeground, Midground
- GrowthRosette plant
- LightMedium
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Difficult
- Light
- Medium
- Temperature
- 41–68°F (5–20°C)
- Placement
- Foreground, Midground
- Growth type
- Rosette plant
- Aquarium suitability
- Suitable for aquariums Suitable for long-term aquarium use.
Water conditions
- Temperature
- 41–68°F (5–20°C)
- pH
- 5–6
- Carbonate hardness
- 2–5 °dKH
Growth & placement
- Growth rate
- Very slow
- Propagation
- spores and division
- Color
- Green
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What you’ll need to grow Isoetes lacustris
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Substrate
A suitable substrate or targeted root nutrition can support this plant's growth habit.
Calculate how much substrate you needTaxonomy
- Major group
- Lycophytes
- Family
- Isoetaceae
- Genus
- Isoetes
- Botanical name
- Isoetes lacustris L.
