Plants · position 01

Vallisneria nana

Narrow-leaf vallisneria

Identification

Scientific name
Vallisneria nana
Common name
Narrow-leaf vallisneria
Origin
Northern Australia
Position
#01 in the layout

Measured PAR

Measured PPFD
176 µmol·m⁻²·s⁻¹
Working range
30–50
Comparison
Above working range

Measured underwater with an Apogee MQ-510at this plant’s position. Working ranges are practical reference figures, not biological thresholds. The full survey sets out how the number was taken and what it does not establish.

Growth habit

Rosette; propagates by runners, throwing daughter plants along the substrate.

Placement

Back wall, where its height is an asset and its spread can be managed against the glass.

Coloration notes

Deep green. Color is not the reason it is here; structure and movement are.

General to the species. What this plant has actually done in this aquarium is recorded under observations.

Trimming notes

Trim runners to stop it colonizing neighboring streets. Leaf tips can be shortened, though cut ends stay visible.

Current observations

Nothing recorded specific to this plant in this aquarium yet. The scape is still growing in; observations are added when there is something specific to report rather than to fill the section.

Photographs

Photograph pending. Planned: a current photograph at matched camera settings, repeated at intervals so color can be compared across time rather than described.

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