Name this plant/algae/thing

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• Subject: Name this plant/algae/thing
• From: krandall at world_std.com (Karen A Randall)
• Date: Sat, 13 Apr 1996 08:44:48 -0400

Subject: Name this plant/algae/thing

> At first it looked like a mass of roots gathered over my H. poly
> Then I found it was just sitting above them, i.e., was separate 
> polysperma. It feels and looks like netting, multi-branched, and
> blue-green in color. I certainly didn't buy it so it may have co
> another plant. I have since removed it but wonder what it is. TI

When you look at it very closely, caqn you see little tiny 
bladders that look almost like tiny green beads?  If y=so, it 
might be a species of Utricularia. (bladderwort) I have one that 
looks similar to your description.


Karen Randall
Aquatic Gardeners Assoc.
Boston, MA

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