Going out to find some wild plants

Jag1980

Jag1980

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Aug 18, 2008
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I was thinking about going out later this week to try and find some cool wild aquatic plants for a 10 gallon tank.
Not sure if I will have much luck since the temp gets around 30F to 38F at night, not sure if that will affect plant availability or if they would go into shock when I put them in my warmer tank?

Where would be the best place to go for something interesting?
Lake?
Stream?
River?

Is there a website out there that can tell me what types of aquatic plants could be found in my area?
 
Jag- I went and collected some this summer over here across the great pond from you. Unless you are willing to wade, which right now is not a good idea to do, you might want to wait until next year when they are growing again and the water is warmer. I doubt you will find much this time of year.

You can go here in the mean time and find more info on what plants are in your area. This site will help you know which lakes to go to. I found a lake in kitsap that has Valensia Americana in it. Had to wade to chest deep to get it but it is a awesome plant.

Another point is look for the invaders because they will go better in warm water tanks than the natives. What I did was print out the lakes closest to me or easiest to get to then researched the plants that grew there. Valensia was the only one I collect that really prospered in my tanks along with the leeches, plant worms and damsel fly larave that came with them...:evil_lol:
 
Took me a few minutes to find the info on natives that I saw previously, but if you go into the "articles" area of the site, you'll find one entitled "North American Natives" that will give you an overview on this person's experiences in collecting and keeping native aquatic plants.
 
Sounguru said:
Jag- I went and collected some this summer over here across the great pond from you. Unless you are willing to wade, which right now is not a good idea to do, you might want to wait until next year when they are growing again and the water is warmer. I doubt you will find much this time of year.

You can go here in the mean time and find more info on what plants are in your area. This site will help you know which lakes to go to. I found a lake in kitsap that has Valensia Americana in it. Had to wade to chest deep to get it but it is a awesome plant.

Another point is look for the invaders because they will go better in warm water tanks than the natives. What I did was print out the lakes closest to me or easiest to get to then researched the plants that grew there. Valensia was the only one I collect that really prospered in my tanks along with the leeches, plant worms and damsel fly larave that came with them...:evil_lol:
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Thanks for the link http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/plants/plantid2/SubmersedIndex.html
Are these most all of what's in Washington or do you think that there is allot of plants that aren't mentioned on this site?

Looks like there is Riccia in Washington?
I don't think that I have seen any.

What is Valensia Americana? I googled it and I come up with nothing.
 
I would say this is a at least 95% of the plants. Some are limited to certain lakes, and only certain areas of the lakes so you will have to really search for it. It was a accident I found the Vallisneria americana (sorry mispelled it) , I found a small piece washed up on shore so i watched where all the swimers were and figured it had to be an area they could reach but few went.
 
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