supasi Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 Today I got bored so went for a drive to a local lake with my camera Some submersed shot Val Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supasi Posted January 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 Emersed plants(submersed most of the year) Glosso Pretty sure this is Ludwigia of some sort. Am sure this is the same plant.Growing submersed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supasi Posted January 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 The area when not dried up(the rest of the year except summer) Aponogeton distachyus Whats the name of this one?? Cant remember it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 Looks like the first one is Vallisneria spiralis and the last looks a bit like hornwort (Ceratophyllum demersum)---is it very brittle and breaks easily? I think with the rest you are on the button. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supasi Posted January 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 Looks like the first one is Vallisneria spiralis and the last looks a bit like hornwort (Ceratophyllum demersum)---is it very brittle and breaks easily? I think with the rest you are on the button. Yup the first is Spiralis. The lake edge is choked with it and Hornwort.Thanks Alan , couldnt remeber the name. I was actually looking for some Potamogeton crispus to photo for Plant pic database, but the water was not clear enough to see and i wasnt into getting to wet. I could see it but not reach it. Others that i never photoed were,ranunculus lingua,Myriophyllum propinquum and another plant growing amoungst the glosso and looks similar but has two opposing leaves rather than the single of Glosso. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 You know that hornwort is naughty, bad, wicked and banned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 Nice pics Simon, I like the Glosso. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supasi Posted January 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 You know that hornwort is naughty, bad, wicked and banned. Yep sure do. Mind you so should everyone who visits the lake. Huge signs everywhere. Its contained in that lake only. Anything that heads downstream from it ends up in the ocean after crossing farmland then pine forests. Its a real pain swimming through it as it comes to the surface during the summer. Occasionall they drag the bottom to clear the swimming area. A prime example as to the dangers of spreading unwanted organisms and the damage it does to natural waterways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supasi Posted January 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 Looks like the first one is Vallisneria spiralis I also think that there is Vallisneria Gigantica there too. The Spiralis is more evident closer to shore. Shorter leaves with spiral flower stalks. Then having wider longer leaved plants out deeper. The sign just calls it "eelweed" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 so much val! i would be in paradise over there! id make tanks specially to grow this stuff! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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