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DavidZ
08-20-2009, 11:47 AM
Need help with ID and any helpful info

Bk718
08-20-2009, 12:25 PM
wisteria?

jptjpt
08-20-2009, 12:26 PM
My guess would be a water sprite, broad-leaf type.

msjinkzd
08-20-2009, 12:30 PM
i would guess wisteria as well

zippodcr
08-20-2009, 1:23 PM
I think that's Indian Fern -Ceratopteris Thalictroides
Not sure if it's known by any another name...
I have a ton of it in my tank. It's a cool plant, but keep up with it. Grows fast, it breaks off sprouts that float, grow and shadow the tank.

customdrum
08-20-2009, 1:29 PM
indian fern is water sprite, ceratopteris siliquosa

DavidZ
08-20-2009, 1:32 PM
So are we going with wisteria?

DavidZ
08-20-2009, 1:36 PM
Wisteria is the closest from the images that I have seen, but these plants have broader leaves.
Any idea?

DavidZ
08-20-2009, 1:40 PM
OK http://animal-world.com/encyclo/fresh/plants/StemPlants/WaterWisteria.php

The leaves of the Water Wisteria depend on the temperature of the water - at higher temperatures they are large with more space between them; however if the temperature is lower they are smaller and much closer together!

Thank you guys!

zippodcr
08-20-2009, 1:51 PM
A little bit more info at this link http://www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/Plantdir/ind-fern.htm

DavidZ
08-20-2009, 2:13 PM
Thanks Zip
looks just like it! and a match to my water conditions

jptjpt
08-20-2009, 5:32 PM
Water wisterias have stiffer stems and leaves than water sprites. If you take the plant out of the water, water sprite leaves will often fold upon themselves and bruise easily while water wisteria leaves can still hold their own shape out of the water. This only applies to the broad leaf variety of water sprite which used to be everywhere in the hobby decades ago. I hardly see any now. This plant is another one that will grow like a weed if the conditions are right.

KarlTh
08-21-2009, 6:56 PM
Wisteria leaves grow horizontally from stems. Water sprite leaves all grow from the base. Superficially similar but totally different growth habit.