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Duck lettuce
Ottelia alismoides (L.) Pers.
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Height in the aquarium
medium to high
Light
low
CO₂ needs
22–26 °C
Ideal temperature
Water parameters
Understand these values- Position
- background
- Propagation
- seeds, separating offshoots
- Grows emersed
- no
In the wild
Overview
This large aquatic plant grows as a rosette. It naturally lives in calm or flowing waters in tropical regions of Asia, Africa and Australia. Its size and habit make it an entry for a spot where a large plant can stay in view.
- Scientific name
- Ottelia alismoides (L.) Pers.
- Classification
- Alismatales › Hydrocharitaceae
- IUCN Red List
- Least concern (LC)
Natural habitat
Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, Australia
Observations (GBIF) and localities Native countries Introduced in Rivers and lakes
- Native countries
- Introduced by people
Outside its native range, in 6 countries:
An aquarium plant must never reach the wild: throwing away cuttings or emptying a tank into a stream can be enough to establish it.
Countries: Kew World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP). Dots: GBIF observations in the native countries.
In the aquarium
Growing in the aquarium
It is rated difficult and needs strong light. Allow room for the rosette and follow the parameters of this profile rather than those of a small foreground plant. Propagation by seed is given. The source description gives no detailed method that would allow germination or growth to be promised within a set time.
Sources:Flowgrow GBIF POWO (Kew) · Base map: Natural Earth