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Echinodorus uruguayensis

Tropica No. 070A


Echinodorus uruguayensis

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Family Alismataceae
Part of the world South America
Height 20-55+ cm
Width 10-30 cm
Light requirements medium-very high
Temperature 15-26oC
Hardness tolerance soft-hard
pH tolerance 5-8
Easiness easy

Echinodorus uruguayensis has long, narrow, transparent, dark-green leaves, making it a very beautiful solitary plant for large aquariums. The leaf length and width vary considerably. In good growing conditions it forms an unusual number of leaves, and a nutritious bottom and CO2 addition and slightly acidic water promote growth. A number of species formerly regarded as distinct are now included under the name E. uruguayensis.