ID please on this floating plant
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Water lettuce
Barry wins this one. It is Water Lettuce, Pistia stratiotes. Mine looks exactly like the plant in the photo when it first appears. As it grows larger, it forms some central aerial leaves, but initially the plants look as pictured, connected too. I did at first think Frogbit, but the leaves are more indented and "waxy" on Frogbit. And the roots in the second photo are unquestionably P. stratiotes...I had these grow vertically down from the floating plant all the way to the substrate in my 10g tank, quite an effect.
They are lovely and remind somewhat to the life form encountered on Star Trek the Next Generation (Far point station).Barry wins this one. It is Water Lettuce, Pistia stratiotes. Mine looks exactly like the plant in the photo when it first appears. As it grows larger, it forms some central aerial leaves, but initially the plants look as pictured, connected too. I did at first think Frogbit, but the leaves are more indented and "waxy" on Frogbit. And the roots in the second photo are unquestionably P. stratiotes...I had these grow vertically down from this floating plant all the way to the substrate in my 10g tank, quite an effect.
Odd how my mind works - or not as the case may be.
Thanks again Byron
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