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Limnobium spongia

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Aquarium suitability: yes

Usage: Water surface

Difficulty: easy

Growth: fast

See also: Limnobium laevigatum

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Botanical name [?]: Limnóbium spóngia (Bosc) Steud.

Major group (unranked): Seed plants: Flowering plants (Angiosperms)

Order: Alismatales

Family: Hydrocharitaceae

Genus: Limnobium

Description:

Limnobium spongia, the North-American frogbit, occurs from Canada down to the south-east of the USA in stagnant or slow-flowing waters as floating plant or as marsh plant on muddy ground. This species is only rarely in cultivation today. It differs from Limnobium laevigatum (found in Central to South America) by its leaves which are of a more distinct heart shape and have a more pronounced tip.

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Light	medium to high
Temperature tolerance	4 to 27 °C
Optimum temperature	18 to 24 °C
Carbonate hardness	0 to 14 °dKH
pH value	5 to 8
Carbon dioxide (CO₂)	0 to 40 mg/l
Nitrate (NO₃^-)	10 to 50 mg/l
Phosphate (PO₄^3-)	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: Fragmentation, Runners

Can grow emersed?: yes

Suited for outdoor cultivation / ponds: yes

Winter hardiness: hardy in Germany

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Wasserpflanzen sind ein fester Bestandteil der meisten Aquarien. Beim Aquascaping, dem Naturaquarium, Biotop-Aquarium oder dem Gesellschaftsaquarium sind Wasserpflanzen nicht nur für die Wasserqualität entscheidend, sondern sorgen auch stets für eine optische Aufwertung des Aquariums.