Aponogeton Crispus
Aponogeton crispus is a stunning sri lankan aquarium plant known for its narrow lance shapped leaves with ruffled edges.
Aponogeton crispus. In recent decades the family has had universal recognition by taxonomists. It prefers bright light and will tolerate a wide temperature range c. The family consists of only one genus aponogeton with 56 known species of aquatic plants most of which have been included in a molecular phylogeny b.
Although it grows in ponds that are only filled with water in the rainy season a. Aponogeton crispus is probably the easiest and most robust of the aponogetons. The plant forms long and narrow lance shaped leaves with ruffled outer margins.
Aponogeton crispus from sri lanka looks great in any aquarium with its light green wavy and transparent leaves. The plant has a fibrous cylindrical rhizome than should be planted in gravel or potting soil. The aponogetonaceae is considered to be allied to the potamogetonaceae najadaceae complex of families.
It prefers moderate to bright lighting from above when these conditions are met a mass of leaves will be formed and flowering occurs. It requires a mineral rich substrate and growth is always best in soft slightly acidic water. Crispus is a submerged aquatic plant with a small round rhizome.
It prefers slightly acidic water however it also grows when the ph is higher. The apg system and apg ii system treat it in the order alismatales in the clade monocots. Apongeton crispus is an easy plant and very suitable for beginning plantkeepers.
The leaves can look quite brittle and the leaf coloration varies from dark green to reddish brown. It also tends to hybridize very easily with others of its genus. Aponogeton crispus will not grow any floating leaves.
All it needs are sufficient light and a substrate rich in nutrients. It is an excellent plant for low maintenance tanks without an additional co2 fertilisation. Leaves from 25 50 cm and the plant grows to 15 25 cm wide.
The aponogetonaceae are a family of flowering plants in the order alismatales. Crispus grows in the wild in running waters and seasonal ponds where it goes dormant in the dry season. The leaf colour varies from light green to olive green brown.
The most popular and least expensive aponogeton aquarium plants are aponogeton crispus native to sri lanka in southeastern asia. An aponogeton crispus can grow up to 25 cm in size. Aponogeton crispus is often cultivated as an aquarium plant and is probably the easiest and most robust of the aponogetons.
Crispus does not need a dormant period in the aquarium. Apongeton crispus a native of seasonal ponds and marshy areas in sri lanka is very common in the aquatic trade.
