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Aponogeton bullosus

A submerged Aponogeton of clear, flowing streams on the Atherton Tableland in north Queensland, with heavily blistered (bullate) leaves. It needs cool to warm, clean, moving water and good light, and tends to rest in the dry season.

Aponogeton bullosus
Photo: Wairambar Rainforest, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity —Band in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restAquatic

Where it grows wild

Rooted in sand and gravel in the beds of clear, fast-flowing rainforest and open-forest streams, fully submerged.

Records lie at 30–1020 m, median 680 m, mostly on the Atherton Tableland.

Queensland

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY 4.0 licence, unmodified.