Bucephalandra sp. "Mini Needle Leaf"
Entity overview
Bucephalandra sp. "Mini Needle Leaf" carries plant-library signals for very-slow-growth creeping plant and foreground/midground placement.
Taxonomy data places it in genus Bucephalandra, family Araceae, order Alismatales, and major group Angiosperms.
Name variants available for this plant include Bucephalandra sp. 'Mini Needle Leaf' and Bucephalandra Mini Needle Leaf.
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Care data interpretation
The care summary is limited to easy difficulty, medium light demand, and recommended CO2.
The plant profile allows for emersed growth.
Planning tool: Calculate suitable lighting.
Water parameter context
Water conditions in the profile cover temperature 20–28 °C, pH 5–8, KH 0–10 °dKH, and CO2 5–30 mg/L.
Related calculator: Estimate CO2 balance.
Nutrient range context
Plant nutrition values include nitrate 10–50 mg/L, phosphate 0.1–3 mg/L, potassium 5–30 mg/L, and iron 0.01–0.5 mg/L.
Continue with: Calculate nutrient dosing.
Growth and use data
Growth signals for this profile include height 3–5 cm.
Propagation data lists rhizome splitting.
Color metadata for filtering includes green.
Usage tags include epiphyte and nano.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Light
- Medium
- CO₂
- Recommended
- Temperature
- 20–28 °C
- Placement
- foreground and midground
- Growth type
- creeping
- Aquarium suitability
- Yes
- Approx. height
- 3–5 cm
Water parameters
- pH
- 5–8
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–10 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 5–30 mg/L
Nutrient ranges
- Nitrate (NO₃)
- 10–50 mg/L
- Phosphate (PO₄)
- 0.1–3 mg/L
- Potassium (K)
- 5–30 mg/L
- Iron (Fe)
- 0.01–0.5 mg/L
Taxonomy
- Major group
- Angiosperms
- Family
- Araceae
- Genus
- Bucephalandra