Plant ID help

[pepetj]

Who am I? I grow pretty fast, my leaves go in odd numbers (9, 11, 13) groups, neatly spaced.

Give a hand to Pepetj so he can share me properly identified among other local planted tank nuts.

Thank you!

Pepetj
Santo Domingo

 

[Biollante]

Questions, Always Questions!

Hi Pepetj,

It appears to be an herbaceous legume, probably not a true aquatic plant.:gw


How long have you had it submerged?


Have you seen it flower or produce “pods?”

Have you tried growing it emersed?

Where did you get it? Is it a local plant?


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[pepetj]

The person who sold it to me identified it as Rotala sp 'Bangladesh" some hours after I post this here.

I lost track while planting several species in this tank last Friday.

I cut it soon after taking the pick and replanted them.

They're in soft/acidic water (1.25 dKH 3.5dGH; 6.2pH -uncalibrated pH reading so go figure) at 77F with 50 (exactly 50!) micromoles/m2/sec at substrate. Cheap Halogen light (they don't last long) as I work on the set up of this tank (16gal rimless cube)

I lost my Hach CO2 test kit (and most reference solutions) after recently moving so no idea on CO2 ppm (drop checker is light green).

It grew around 8 inches in length in a matter of three days!

Pepetj
Santo Domingo

 

[Biollante]

Not of Any Real Help As Usual

Hi Pepetj,

Based on what I see, I am reasonably sure it is not Rotala sp 'Bangladesh’ or as far as I can tell, based on the leaf structure, any Rotala spp.


It reminds me of Sericea lespedeza[SUP]1[/SUP] a forage species said to have anthelmintic properties, as far as I know it is not a marginal or bog plant. (I will have to look that up.)


The stem appears woody in the photo, is it?


Growing 8-inches in three days certainly makes me think of herbaceous legumes, but then I have Rotalas that grow that fast as well…

So, I am probably not of much help, perhaps a few more pictures…



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[SUP]1[/SUP]A person claiming to be my sister plants this and Chicory for her sheep and goats.