Amazon frogbit
Limnobium laevigatum
Amazon frogbit
- Fast-growing floating plant
- Smooth, round leaves
- Long roots
- Recommendable for breeding tanks
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Description
Der Südamerikanische Froschbiss ist eine populäre Aquarien-Schwimmpflanze, die geringe Ansprüche stellt und schnellwüchsig ist. Die runden, glatten Blätter wirken attraktiv in offenen Becken, und die langen Wurzeln geben dem Aquarium ein urwüchsiges, natürliches Aussehen. Limnobium laevigatum macht sich besonders in Fisch- und Garnelenzuchtbecken nützlich und entfernt effektiv überschüssige Nährstoffe aus dem Wasser.
Limnobium laevigatum, Amazon frogbit, is a floating plant that looks a bit like a very large duckweed. It is native to lakes, ponds and slow-flowing rivers in all of Central and South America.
Compared with the North American frogbit species Limnobium spongia, which is only rarely cultivated in aquaria these days, it is much more adaptable especially regarding temperature. Common frogbit (Hydrocharis morsus-ranae), native to Europe and Western Asia, is hardy and thus a great pond plant. It hibernatives in the form of winter buds (turions), and, other than Limnobium laevigatum, it is possibly not apt to live in a tropical tank in the long run.
The growth habit of the Amazon frogbit is comparable to other floating plants. The floating rosette forms runners regularly, at whose ends young plants grow. (read more)
Common names | Amazon frogbit, Smooth frogbit, South American spongeplant |
Synonyms | Salvinia laevigata Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd., Limnobium laevigatum (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) C. V. Morton, Trianea bogotensis H. Karst. |
Misapplied names | Limnobium spongia |
Complete botanical name | Limnóbium laevigátum (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Heine |
Family | Hydrocharitaceae |
Genus | Limnobium |
Difficulty | easy |
Usage | Water surface |
Growth | very fast |
pH value | 5 - 8 |
Temperature tolerance | 4 - 35°C |
Carbonate hardness | 0 - 14°dKH |
General hardness | 0 - 30°dGH |
Propagation | Fragmentation, Runners |
Can grow emersed? | yes |
Source | Flowgrow |
Common names |
Amazon frogbit, Smooth frogbit, South American spongeplant |
Synonyms |
Salvinia laevigata Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd., Limnobium laevigatum (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) C. V. Morton, Trianea bogotensis H. Karst. |
Misapplied names |
Limnobium spongia |
Complete botanical name |
Limnóbium laevigátum (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Heine |
Family |
Hydrocharitaceae |
Genus |
Limnobium |
Difficulty |
easy |
Usage |
Water surface |
Growth |
very fast |
pH value |
5 - 8 |
Temperature tolerance |
4 - 35°C |
Carbonate hardness |
0 - 14°dKH |
General hardness |
0 - 30°dGH |
Propagation |
Fragmentation, Runners |
Can grow emersed? |
yes |
Source |
Flowgrow |
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The plant arrived in very good conditions and started growing immediately at high speed.
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