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therschbach
Pearland, TX
February 8, 2013 8:31 AM Post #9412020
| Hi, I need help on ID'ing this plant. If it matters, I live near Houston, Texas.
I am a photographer so I don't know much about plants. I tried finding a similar plant on Google images but had no luck. Thanks!
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themoonhowl
Prairieville, LA (Zone 9a)
February 8, 2013 8:35 AM Post #9412023
| It looks like Pistia stratiotes, water lettuce, an invasive species.
http://www.texasinvasives.org/plant_database/detail.php?symb... |
therschbach
Pearland, TX
February 8, 2013 8:38 AM Post #9412026
| I ran across those, but I noticed that the leaf structure is different. Are there a lot of variations of it? |
themoonhowl
Prairieville, LA (Zone 9a)
February 8, 2013 9:02 AM Post #9412043
| There are some minor variations, yes. Being from a distance and a B&W photo makes it a little harder to know for sure, but I am including a link to pics of the aquatic plants found in Texas. Hope that helps.
http://aquaplant.tamu.edu/plant-identification/visual-index/ |
therschbach
Pearland, TX
February 8, 2013 11:15 AM Post #9412173
| Here is a color and larger version... 
Click the image for an enlarged view.
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themoonhowl
Prairieville, LA (Zone 9a)
February 8, 2013 1:08 PM Post #9412285
| You are correct, that does not look like water lettuce other than the over-all plant form. (by the way, I really like the play of sunlight in your second pic)
Unfortunately I do not know what your plant is, but I will keeping looking for an answer. |
KayJones
Panama City Beach, FL (Zone 8b)
February 8, 2013 1:54 PM Post #9412331
| It looks like frogbit to me. |
therschbach
Pearland, TX
February 8, 2013 8:12 PM Post #9412701
| It does look similar to frogbit, except it's leaves aren't glossy and the 'veins' are a different pattern... frogbit also looks flatter. |
themoonhowl
Prairieville, LA (Zone 9a)
February 9, 2013 6:49 AM Post #9412936
| There are two species of Limnobium, L spongia
http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/node/233
and Limnobium laevigatum
http://www.tropicalfishkeeping.com/profiles/amazon-frogbit/ |
bryan3
Brunswick, GA
February 9, 2013 9:14 AM Post #9413047
| It is a water-primrose, genus Ludwigia.
There are a lot of species out there. Compare with this picture of Ludwigia repens for a start.
http://idtools.org/id/aquariumplants/Aquarium_&_Pond_Plants_... |
themoonhowl
Prairieville, LA (Zone 9a)
February 9, 2013 1:54 PM Post #9413352
| That certainly looks like a winner Bryan.
This link has info on all the species, including the 11 found in Texas
http://texasnature.net/texas/ludwigia.html |
therschbach
Pearland, TX
February 10, 2013 5:53 AM Post #9413923
| Yup, that's definitely it, thanks very much Bryan! |
bryan3
Brunswick, GA
February 10, 2013 6:06 AM Post #9413932
| Glad to help! |
