Help identifying a plant / fern

[Wzierbovsky]

I recently picked up a water plant that had been cultivated on a piece of wood from Lam Soon (LFS at AMK), but after checking online databases still can't figure out what plant is this. Here's a picture I took. Can anyone help identify it?



The plant in question is the one in the centre of the picture (left and right in the foreground are other plants).

Thanks.

[evolim83]

Looks and sounds like Windelov ferns to me!
http://www.plantgeek.net/images/plantpics/Windlov2.jpg

[Wzierbovsky]

Ah - thanks for the tip and advice. That picture looks about what I have - thanks.

[|squee|]

Definately Java Fern Windelov variety.Scientific name is Microsorum pteropus 'Windeløv'

[Wzierbovsky]

I just picked this up from Colorful today; it wasn't labelled so haven't got a clue what it is. Anyone knows?

[Justikanz]

Limnophila sessiflora?

[Wzierbovsky]

Ah - got it and thanks much!

[budak]

You can use the online plant catalogues to help you in IDing plants:
www.tropica.com and www.dennerle.de

AQ also has a photo gallery if you haven't noticed.

[seed75]

yes yes it would be our pleasure for us to help to identify
on the other hand the online plant catalogues in www.tropica.com and www.dennerle.de will also help you to understand and learn about the plant nature better cheers!

[Wzierbovsky]

Thanks for the two links. The dannerle.de site's in German, so I'll have to figure out how to read it first. The Tropica site is pretty useful - though the pictures can be a little small, so I have to squint away. My wife picked up for me Peter Hiscock's book on mini-encylopedia Aquarium plants from Kinokuniya yesterday night, so that should help in the future.

Off topic, there was an older edition of a TetraPress book for fancy goldfishes by Chris Andrews selling for $6 - the book is semi-useful, but at that kind of price I couldn't complain. The third book we picked up seemd a relatively new acquisition from Kino, but it's a pretty substantial read; and the (large) section on species was pretty organized and an easy read.

[michael lai]

On the Dennerle website, you can choose the language for viewing. There is a english option.

[seed75]

see if this site helps... http://www.greenchapter.com/eshop.php?cat=1

cheers!

[luenny]

On the Dennerle website, you can choose the language for viewing. There is a english option.

Hi, I'm kinda new to this. Can you tell me how to change the language for the Dennerle website? Thanks.

[Wzierbovsky]

I couldn't find the option to choose the language either.

Anyhows, I just picked up half a dozen other plants from C328 as well; 4 I've been able to identified using Hiscoth's book and the Tropica web site, but two others I could use some help in.


- Is this Alternanthera reineckii ''lilacina'' ('Purple') or Ludwigia glandulosa (''perennis''), or neither?


- This one I couldn't find in either reference nor the photo gallery here. The leaves are pretty broad and trigular, and the stem very straight and pretty hardy.

Thanks!

[Weirong]

Let's try. But both don't seem to be aquatic.

First one is an Alternanthera but it doesn't look like either you mentioned. So it could be a terrarium plant.

The second one is a terrarium plant, known as peacock fern. They can do well in humid condition but will do poorly submersed.

[Wzierbovsky]

Ah; how does one tell if the plant is aquatic? From what I've observed, the first plant has roots - but the second one didn't (unless my wife pruned them away without my notice while planting them).

[Justikanz]

The first one is Alternanthera sp.... Looks like an emersed sample that will probably melt off soon... The second is a terrestrial fern. Will DIE submersed in no time...

Sadly, LFSs often sell such plants simply because they look pretty...

A simple way to differentiate if the plant is a submersed sample is to hold it by the bottom of the plant and see if it stays 'erect'... If it droops, it is a submersed form of the plant.

To know what plant is aquatic, it would be best to get a good book to refer to.

[valice]

Your A. reineckii is still in emersed form. And it would take quite a long time before it turns into submersed form. And there are magnets for BBA and GSA if your water quality is not optimum.

[Wzierbovsky]

Ugh; just great. Thing is that these plants were all bought from C328. If what you're saying is true, one would have thought they wouldn't have stocked those plants, or at least advised ignorant blokes like me on these things.

[Justikanz]

Well, a lot of the plants on sale are in the emersed form, purely because of the fact that they were cultivated in the emersed form for ease and convenience.

Also, like what I had mentioned several times, not all LFSs are really as 'knowledgeable' as we thought. They are also learning with us. In the case of C328, we often talk to Aunty and she will actually listen to us and sometimes ask us for 'advise'.

So, we are all learning. See, now you know that the fern is non aquatic and will not get them again.

But unfortunately, there are some people who will want to buy the plant, simply for its beauty. Thus, when there is demand and there will be a supply.