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Other Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Aponogeton vallisnerioides

A small African Aponogeton of seasonal pools and wet hollows in savanna, with narrow submerged and floating leaves and a spike of flowers. It grows from a tuber during the rains and survives the dry season as a dormant tuber.

Aponogeton vallisnerioides
Photo: Nacoulma BMI, Schmidt M, Hahn K, Thiombiano A (2020) A checklist of vascular plants of the W National Park in Burkina Faso, including the adjacent hunting zones of Tapoa-Djerma and Kondio. Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e54205. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e54205, CC BY 4.0, 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

Shallow seasonal pools, swamps and flooded grassland in tropical African savanna, fully exposed.

Recorded 124–1800 m, median 1100 m.

SenegalSierra LeoneGuinea-BissauIvory CoastBurkina FasoNigeriaCameroonChadCentral African RepublicDR CongoSouth SudanEthiopiaUgandaKenyaRwandaZambia

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✓ 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.