LuminousAphid
New Member
Hey everyone, I have a plant that I would like your opinion on. I think I have narrowed it down to a certain ludwigia hybrid, but I guess I am not positive. I really like the plant, as evidenced by the large amount of it in my 20 gallon display tank. From looking at images online, I believe it's a hybrid of L. repens and L. arcuata. However, I know looking at pics online, and varying conditions of growth, can make I.D. deceiving. I don't know if any of you have a lot of experience with different ludwigia species, but hopefully I can at least get an opinion on whether I am correct on this I.D.
Here's a pic of the whole tank, finally starting to recover from lack of care for a couple of months;
And here is a close up of the plant in question, it actually looks pretty decent compared to how it was a month or so ago
A higher angle for a better view of the leaves;
a couple of close-ups
Bonus; an emmersed form I have growing outside--nasty looking thumb for scale
Any help on an I.D. would be appreciated, and I will probably be offering some of these up in the 'plant it forward' thread at some point in the future, if anyone is interested. That's part of the reason I am looking for an I.D., but also just out of curiosity, I like to know what I have if at all possible
Here's a pic of the whole tank, finally starting to recover from lack of care for a couple of months;
And here is a close up of the plant in question, it actually looks pretty decent compared to how it was a month or so ago
A higher angle for a better view of the leaves;
a couple of close-ups
Bonus; an emmersed form I have growing outside--nasty looking thumb for scale
Any help on an I.D. would be appreciated, and I will probably be offering some of these up in the 'plant it forward' thread at some point in the future, if anyone is interested. That's part of the reason I am looking for an I.D., but also just out of curiosity, I like to know what I have if at all possible