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Rotala mexicana "Goiás"

°C
°dKH
Aquarium suitability: yes
Usage: Nano tanks, Foreground, group, Foreground, ground cover
Difficulty: medium
Growth: fast
Range and localities: 

Brazil: Goiás


Height: 2 - 10 cm

Availability [?]: 
  • rarely or not available commercially
  • occasionally available from other aquarists

Synonyms: 
  • Rotala sp. 'Goiás'

Habit, plant type:

  • stem
  • rhizome or creeping stem
Botanical name [?]: Rotála mexicána Cham. & Schltdl.

Major group (unranked): Seed plants: Flowering plants (Angiosperms)
Order: Myrtales
Family: Lythraceae
Genus: Rotala

Description: 

This plant became known as Rotala sp. 'Goiás' in the hobby. Later on it was identified as a member of the very variable, widely distributed species Rotala mexicana zählt.
The submersed habit of R. mexicana 'Goiás' is creeping, dense populations also grow upright.

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Light high 
Temperature tolerance 18 to 30 °C
Optimum temperature 22 to 28 °C
Carbonate hardness 0 to 7 °dKH
pH value 4.5 to 7 
Carbon dioxide (CO2) 25 to 40 mg/l
Nitrate (NO3-) 10 to 50 mg/l
Phosphate (PO43-) 0.1 to 3 mg/l
Potassium (K+) 5 to 30 mg/l
Iron (Fe) 0.01 to 0.5 mg/l

Growth: fast

Propagation: Runners, Cuttings

Can grow emersed?: yes

Suited for outdoor cultivation / ponds: unknown

Winter hardiness: unknown

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