There are many cosmopolitan aquatic plants that are found in Australia as
well as many other places as well as some more specific to Australia.
We are trying to include plants in our A - Z series of fact sheets and a
few have been sent out already. The following is a partial list of genera
(and species where appropriate) that we hope to cover eventually
Aldovandra vesiculosa
Ammania bacifera
Aponogeton elongatus, bullosus
Azolla
Bacopa monniera
Blyxa auberti
Ceratophyllum demersum
Ceratopteris thalictroides
Crassula helmsii
Dysophylla (= Eusteralis = Pogostemon) stellata
Elatine gratioloides
Eleocharis (various)
Fontinalis sp
Glossostigma elatinoides
Hydrilla verticillata
Hygrophila salicifolia
Isoetes sp.
Lemna sp
Limnophila browni, australia, aromatica, chinensis
Ludwigia peploides
Maideneia rubra
Marsilea angustifolia, crenata, drummondi, hirsuta, mutica
Myriophyllum (various)
Najas tenuifolia
Nitella
Nymphaea gigantea, violacea etc
Nymphoides indica, crenata etc
Ondina purpurea
Ottelia alismoides, ovalifolia
Pilularia sp
Potamogeton tricarinatus, pectinatus, crispus, perfoliatus, javanicus
Riccia fluitans
Rotala mexicana, rosea
Spirodela
Triglochin
Utricularia (various)
Vallisneria caulescens,gigantea, gracilis, spiralis
Wolffia
So there are some to choose from.
Cheers
Bruce
Bruce Hansen, ANGFA
Check out our web site a http://www.angfa.org
Remember, "When in doubt, leave it out!"
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> From: John Dowden <ejdowden at mindspring.com>
> To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au
> Subject: [RML] Plant Info
> Date: Sunday, 13 April 1997 11:44
>
> I am not very knowledgeable about plants and I am looking to add plants
to
> my rainbow tanks. Could you reccommend some plants for me that would be
> good for my tanks and that I can get here in the US. If possible I would
> like to add plants that are found in OZ.
>
> Thanks for your help ;-)
>
> John
>
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> ANGFA NA E-Mail: ejdowden at mindspring.com
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