[APD] Plant ID please

[Raj <ggrk at blr_vsnl.net.in>]

Hi Aquatic planters..

        I found this plant in the paddies. I have never seen it before in 
books or the net.

        It grows well in full sunlight and rich clayish soil. I am not a 
botanist but is this a fern? Seems to have whitish roots like a mat which I 
thought was hair algae..

        The stem is delicate and snaps easily. Each whorl has 10 leaves 
and the leaf has some orange growth like a micro mini flower. The stem is 
transparent green and older stems and leaves have a white and green 
variegated look. On closer look with a magnifier the stem and leaves have a 
white coating or growth on the outside at regular intervals that gives is a 
pretty variegated look. You can see it starting in this picture.

        http://www.qsl.net/vu2zap/aquaplant.jpg

Regards

--
Raj, vu2zap
Bangalore, South India.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/a-s-k


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