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New Plant help with ID?

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#1 ·
So I got some plants today but don't know what they are can someone help me identify them?
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#3 ·
Assuming you mean the long leggy plants in the centre of the photos, they are not Echinodorus (swords) or Cryptocoryne. No species in either genus grows leaves off a stem in this manner. As to what they are, I've no idea, I've never seen something like this. I would have to dig through my reference works, so hopefully someone who knows can comment first.:)
 
#5 ·
Another thing I know of this plant it is a native or at least is found in Tennessee. I found it a lake where I go swimming all the time. The plant grows from a center point and sends off runners. The leaves will reach the surface and float on top. I have it planted in a tank with only plants right now to see if I can get it grow.
 
#6 ·
It might be quicker to do a serach of native plants. The US Dept of Agriculture has information, not sure how it is organized (by state, or whatever) but I have come across their site now and then as some of our "tropical" aquarium plants are invading NA.
 
#7 ·
Is it red on the bottom or slimy? Could it be Watershield? You said it lays on the top of the water - NOT pokes up? It reminds me of Pickerel rushes, but they don't lay flat. . . any idea if it gets a flower? I have no idea! Good luck, though!
 
#12 ·
Yay! Glad I could help, and I hope you got your answer. It'd be awesome if you could get it to cover - even if that were the only thing in the tank - that would be a pretty cool effect. . . nice cover from above and all of those long stems beneath. *nods* Let me know how it does :)
 
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