Re: [RML] Plants in Waterpark creek

Bruce Hansen (bruceh at powerup.com.au)
Mon, 19 Apr 1999 19:39:30 +1000

John

My best guess is Blyxa sp. - they usually have many more leaves than Val and
much more pointed.

Regards,
Bruce.

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-----Original Message-----
From: John Grylls <jgrylls at bendigo.net.au>
To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au <rainbowfish at pcug.org.au>
Date: Monday, 19 April 1999 9:54
Subject: [RML] Plants in Waterpark creek

>When I visited Waterpark creek last November I collected several
>plants that grew in the rubble below the spillway.
>At the time these plants bore a faint resemblance to Vallsneria, but
>the straplike leaves were only 150-250 mm long and tapered to a point,
>also the plant had a slightly bushy form, ie the outermost leaves were
>shortest and pointed outward, with a progression toward the centremost
>leaves that pointed upward. Since that time the plants have prospered
>in my tank, and look even more like Vallsneria, ith the leaves being
>300-400mm long and all pointing upward, and then laying on the water
>surface. What is this plant?
>Regards
>John Grylls
>