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submerged plant identification
Hi all - I was recently given some parrots feather. Mixed in with it is
other plants which look very similar at the stem but the leaves are very thin 3/4 - 1" needles growing all around the stem. No 'branches'.They are not bunched together in any way. Just fine thin needles, not very dense, growing all around the base stem. Similar to needles on a pine tree but thinner. This is probably a common submerged plant. Can you tell me what it is? Thanxx Bill Brister - Austin, Texas |
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Hmmmm,
I'll guess first and guess hornwort. check this picture http://www.grumpyspond.com/pics/hornwort.jpg and see if it matches. Subject: submerged plant identification Hi all - I was recently given some parrots feather. Mixed in with it is other plants which look very similar at the stem but the leaves are very thin 3/4 - 1" needles growing all around the stem. No 'branches'.They are not bunched together in any way. Just fine thin needles, not very dense, growing all around the base stem. Similar to needles on a pine tree but thinner. This is probably a common submerged plant. Can you tell me what it is? Thanxx Bill Brister - Austin, Texas kathy :-) algae primer http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html |
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That was my first guess till I saw a picture. The 'needles' are similar but
much sparser, much stiffer and are only growing from the base stem. Do not how to describe it. If this was a pothos ivy you would have the main stem then a little stem growing off that connected to the leaf. This has the nice substantial main stem (1/4" round or so) but the individual needles grow only from it, and although growing relatively symetrical all around the stem, each 'needle' is probably 1/8" or so from the next. The stem looks very similar to the parrots feather and is much larger than the pic of the hornwort. Would you like to try the Aquatic Plants for $200 square? Thanxx Bill Brister "Ka30P" wrote in message ... Hmmmm, I'll guess first and guess hornwort. check this picture http://www.grumpyspond.com/pics/hornwort.jpg and see if it matches. Subject: submerged plant identification Hi all - I was recently given some parrots feather. Mixed in with it is other plants which look very similar at the stem but the leaves are very thin 3/4 - 1" needles growing all around the stem. No 'branches'.They are not bunched together in any way. Just fine thin needles, not very dense, growing all around the base stem. Similar to needles on a pine tree but thinner. This is probably a common submerged plant. Can you tell me what it is? Thanxx Bill Brister - Austin, Texas kathy :-) algae primer http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html |
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Sorry, I will figure out how to post pix one of these days. A little more
of the thousand words I didnt say. Looking at the hornwort picture - It has a main stem then little branches with clumps of fine leaves/spines. This has no branches. Imagine just one of those fine spines growing from the much more substantial stem. They are quite stiff and do not lose form like the Cabomba (sp?) or probably hornwort would. And whereas the hornwort appears to have 5 or 10 spines growing from virtually the same spot, mystery plant has but one, then an eighth of a inch or so in all directions another. Thanxx Bill Brister "Newbie Bill" wrote in message om... That was my first guess till I saw a picture. The 'needles' are similar but much sparser, much stiffer and are only growing from the base stem. Do not how to describe it. If this was a pothos ivy you would have the main stem then a little stem growing off that connected to the leaf. This has the nice substantial main stem (1/4" round or so) but the individual needles grow only from it, and although growing relatively symetrical all around the stem, each 'needle' is probably 1/8" or so from the next. The stem looks very similar to the parrots feather and is much larger than the pic of the hornwort. Would you like to try the Aquatic Plants for $200 square? Thanxx Bill Brister "Ka30P" wrote in message ... Hmmmm, I'll guess first and guess hornwort. check this picture http://www.grumpyspond.com/pics/hornwort.jpg and see if it matches. Subject: submerged plant identification Hi all - I was recently given some parrots feather. Mixed in with it is other plants which look very similar at the stem but the leaves are very thin 3/4 - 1" needles growing all around the stem. No 'branches'.They are not bunched together in any way. Just fine thin needles, not very dense, growing all around the base stem. Similar to needles on a pine tree but thinner. This is probably a common submerged plant. Can you tell me what it is? Thanxx Bill Brister - Austin, Texas kathy :-) algae primer http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html |
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Got out my POND LIFE book and found some more plants that you might want to enter in google image search and see if you can find a match. (your quickest bet would be to find a copy of POND LIFE by George K. Reid - out of print but still may be on the shelf at your local B&N or on one of the used book sites online - great book, my go-to book of all my 75+ reference books) look first at water horsetail (the thick stem fits this and see if all parts of the plant are represented in the pictures) crowfoot - comes in yellow water crowfoot and white water crowfoot water marigold water milfoil fanwort bladderwort mare's tail southern naiad bushy pondweed sago pondweed horned pondweed kathy :-) algae primer http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html |
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Okay that wasnt too hard. Here is I hope a picture of the mystery plant.
Thanxx - Bill http://community.webshots.com/user/bbris |
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Bill wrote A
HREF="http://community.webshots.com/user/bbris"http://community.webshots. com/user/bbris/A I've been wandering the web for an hour looking for this plant... I'm thinking it may be part of a emergent plant that got broken off and stuck in the bag. Then DH called and said he was coming home from work and I realized the salmon was still in the fridge, the rice in the box and the asparagus in the bag.... Will look more later ;-) kathy :-) algae primer http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html |
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Okay, I was right in pursuing emergent plants. As it is kindof that. I found this and I think it's the one. Hippuris vulgaris Mare's Tail http://www.korner.cz/foto/Vodn%ED/Hi...20vulgaris.jpg http://edu.taivalkoski.fi/tk-koulut/.../Vesikuusi.jpg Mare's Tail (water milfoil family) found in central North America, grows partially submerged or on marshy land. Short leaves, in whorls of 6 to 12, are rigid when emergent, limp when submerged. Spreads from rootstock. Bill's picture is here http://community.webshots.com/user/bbris kathy :-) algae primer http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html |
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Kathy you sweet thing. Sounds like you definitely went above and beyond.
Frankly I wasn't totally convinced from the links. The first link didnt work for me and in the second the 'leaves' on the left plant seemed to be layered rather than diverse. But using your name I found the link below, ironically also labeled mystery plant and answered in another group. This looks just like it, including the little brown growths at the top which I couldnt capture or describe. Hugs and kisses. http://groups.msn.com/pondplantaquat...o&PhotoID= 15 Bill Brister - Austin, Texas |
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Drat you couldn't open the first picture as it really looks like it.
Try these http://biodiversity.uno.edu/delta/an...es/bent506.jpg http://www.iwoe.de/pflanzen/hippurusvulgaris.jpg Unfortunately nobody answered that one mystery plant post. kathy :-) algae primer http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html |
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Hi Kathy - Since there is no Nobel Peace Prize for aqua culture
identification at stake I am happy to call it Mares Tail. It might even be that most pictures dont look exactly like it because it is a slight variety. I noticed somewhere it was described as being indigenous to Central North America not the South. Certainly a stretch but perhaps it has somehow cross breed with pine trees growing over lakes to give it that pine tree like look and those teensie pine cone like top growths. I know it was growing in shade, so perhaps the distinctive sparseness is just indicative of poorer growing conditions. I cant find it now but I am relatively certain that the plant WAS identified as Mares Tail. That's how I found that post - in a search more Mares Tail not mystery plant I have definitely spent too much time on a small 'inquiring minds want to know' question. And YOU, you definitely deserve the Nobel Peace Prize for beyond the call of duty. Alas they dont have that category yet either. I will definitely be the first to submit your effort if they ever do. A cool million would buy a few more pond plants wouldnt it Till that happens please accept my thanks once again. Have Fun!! Bill Brister - Austin, Texas ps - yes it is emergent. I found a piece that had a clear root system at the base. Nothing to rival a WH but much more than the thin strands you might see on parrots feather. Oops - I guess I could have described that with a picture as well. Nah - lets put this one to bed. |
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Bill wrote And YOU, you
definitely deserve the Nobel Peace Prize for beyond the call of duty. Well, since I did get dinner done, thanks to DH being late, I'll forgo the prize ;-) Also found a kewl new page http://www.library.drexel.edu/resear...ationkeys.html to add to my collection. kathy :-) algae primer http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html |
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Bill-
Email me the picture and I will put it up on the server for you, and send you back a link. DeAnna -- http://lamb.iswiz.com/pond.php If you remember that I prefer my spam without cheese- then you may be able to email me. "Newbie Bill" wrote in message m... Sorry, I will figure out how to post pix one of these days. A little more of the thousand words I didnt say. Looking at the hornwort picture - It has a main stem then little branches with clumps of fine leaves/spines. This has no branches. Imagine just one of those fine spines growing from the much more substantial stem. They are quite stiff and do not lose form like the Cabomba (sp?) or probably hornwort would. And whereas the hornwort appears to have 5 or 10 spines growing from virtually the same spot, mystery plant has but one, then an eighth of a inch or so in all directions another. Thanxx Bill Brister "Newbie Bill" wrote in message om... That was my first guess till I saw a picture. The 'needles' are similar but much sparser, much stiffer and are only growing from the base stem. Do not how to describe it. If this was a pothos ivy you would have the main stem then a little stem growing off that connected to the leaf. This has the nice substantial main stem (1/4" round or so) but the individual needles grow only from it, and although growing relatively symetrical all around the stem, each 'needle' is probably 1/8" or so from the next. The stem looks very similar to the parrots feather and is much larger than the pic of the hornwort. Would you like to try the Aquatic Plants for $200 square? Thanxx Bill Brister "Ka30P" wrote in message ... Hmmmm, I'll guess first and guess hornwort. check this picture http://www.grumpyspond.com/pics/hornwort.jpg and see if it matches. Subject: submerged plant identification Hi all - I was recently given some parrots feather. Mixed in with it is other plants which look very similar at the stem but the leaves are very thin 3/4 - 1" needles growing all around the stem. No 'branches'.They are not bunched together in any way. Just fine thin needles, not very dense, growing all around the base stem. Similar to needles on a pine tree but thinner. This is probably a common submerged plant. Can you tell me what it is? Thanxx Bill Brister - Austin, Texas kathy :-) algae primer http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html |
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Hi DeAnna - Nice to hear from you again. Wuz just thinking about you the
other day. My food is getting a little low. Was it Sho Koi you were using? Thanks for the post offer. I just went ahead and opened a freebie account on web shots. Unless the nag screen becomes too much that should be fine for my light usage Thanxx Bill "Pond Newbie" wrote in message ... Bill- Email me the picture and I will put it up on the server for you, and send you back a link. DeAnna -- http://lamb.iswiz.com/pond.php If you remember that I prefer my spam without cheese- then you may be able to email me. "Newbie Bill" wrote in message m... Sorry, I will figure out how to post pix one of these days. A little more of the thousand words I didnt say. Looking at the hornwort picture - It has a main stem then little branches with clumps of fine leaves/spines. This has no branches. Imagine just one of those fine spines growing from the much more substantial stem. They are quite stiff and do not lose form like the Cabomba (sp?) or probably hornwort would. And whereas the hornwort appears to have 5 or 10 spines growing from virtually the same spot, mystery plant has but one, then an eighth of a inch or so in all directions another. Thanxx Bill Brister "Newbie Bill" wrote in message om... That was my first guess till I saw a picture. The 'needles' are similar but much sparser, much stiffer and are only growing from the base stem. Do not how to describe it. If this was a pothos ivy you would have the main stem then a little stem growing off that connected to the leaf. This has the nice substantial main stem (1/4" round or so) but the individual needles grow only from it, and although growing relatively symetrical all around the stem, each 'needle' is probably 1/8" or so from the next. The stem looks very similar to the parrots feather and is much larger than the pic of the hornwort. Would you like to try the Aquatic Plants for $200 square? Thanxx Bill Brister "Ka30P" wrote in message ... Hmmmm, I'll guess first and guess hornwort. check this picture http://www.grumpyspond.com/pics/hornwort.jpg and see if it matches. Subject: submerged plant identification Hi all - I was recently given some parrots feather. Mixed in with it is other plants which look very similar at the stem but the leaves are very thin 3/4 - 1" needles growing all around the stem. No 'branches'.They are not bunched together in any way. Just fine thin needles, not very dense, growing all around the base stem. Similar to needles on a pine tree but thinner. This is probably a common submerged plant. Can you tell me what it is? Thanxx Bill Brister - Austin, Texas kathy :-) algae primer http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html |
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Bill wrote A
HREF="http://community.webshots.com/user/bbris"http://community.webshots. com/user/bbris/A I've been wandering the web for an hour looking for this plant... I'm thinking it may be part of a emergent plant that got broken off and stuck in the bag. Then DH called and said he was coming home from work and I realized the salmon was still in the fridge, the rice in the box and the asparagus in the bag.... Will look more later ;-) kathy :-) algae primer http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html |
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