A couple of ID's if you would please :)

jamesstill84

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I've gotten several stems of this beautiful plant from a couple AC'ers on here. Would you be so kind as to ID them for me?

I'm thinking they're Hygrophila Corymbosa 'Stricta':

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Could you tell me what Cabomba this is? It's not Furcata (I have that in another tank). Would this be Carolina?

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I'm not really sure about this one. I always though it was a Val of some sort, but couldn't find anything on Val's that have straight leaves. I then stumbled across a plant called "Sagittaria platyphylla" that looked really similar:

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Any help would be much appreciated. :)

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#1 looks more like Hygrophila corymbosa 'Siamensis' to me. The leaves are narrow and long, as opposed to the short and wide of 'Stricta'.

I think you have #2 nailed down with Cabomba caroliniana.
 
The last one could be what is commonly called "jungle val" or "Giant val." I have a few of those and the sagitaria Platyphila (I think I spelled this wrong) in my tanks and they are very difficult to tell apart. I often wonder if they are the same plant, actually. :)
 
#1 looks more like Hygrophila corymbosa 'Siamensis' to me. The leaves are narrow and long, as opposed to the short and wide of 'Stricta'.

I think you have #2 nailed down with Cabomba caroliniana.


Thanks very much for the help! I absolutely love the Hygro and can't wait to get some more. :drool:
 
The last one could be what is commonly called "jungle val" or "Giant val." I have a few of those and the sagitaria Platyphila (I think I spelled this wrong) in my tanks and they are very difficult to tell apart. I often wonder if they are the same plant, actually. :)

That's the reason I bought the plant was because it looked like Jungle Val. I guess my next question is: "How do you tell the difference between Val and Sag?" :)
 
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