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Aponogeton satarensis

The Satara lace plant is a small, dioecious, tuberous annual of temporary rain pools on the lateritic plateaus of the northern Western Ghats, and it is listed as Endangered. It grows only in the monsoon, flowering from June to August with spikes held above the water, then survives the dry season as tubers.

Aponogeton satarensis
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restAquatic

Where it grows wild

It grows in seasonal ponds and puddles on open rocky plateaus (ferricretes), alongside Eriocaulon, Rotala, Myriophyllum and Pogostemon. The pools fill with the monsoon and dry out after it.

Plateau sites such as Kas, Chalkewadi and Amboli lie at roughly 900–1,250 m. No record carries an elevation.

Maharashtra (India)

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✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
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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-SA 2.0 licence, unmodified.