Re: Native Plants?

To: Aquatic-Plants at actwin_com
Subject: Re: Native Plants?
From: krombhol at felix_TECLink.Net (Paul Krombholz)
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 1996 09:15:36 -0500

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>Subject: Native Plants?
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>I saw what appeared to be huge specimens of emersed Echinodorus
>cordifolius >growing on the banks! I was wondering if this is totally
>commonplace to you >guys who live in the more warmer regions of the US?  I
>must confess to be >totally blown away to encounter something I'd only
>seen in tanks, poking out of >the ground (though the local cold-water Val
>and Milfoil has never piqued my
>curiousity).
>
>Another question: what about collecting wild specimens.  Anyone on the
>list do this?  (Not from a State park, but otherwise...)  Is there a
>problem introducing parasites or disease into a tank?
>
>   - Erik
>
Here, in Mississippi, we have E. cordifolius and E. barteroi.  Some species
of Ludwigia grows in all the ditches and even in my yard.  Hydrocotyle
verticillata is also in my yard.  I have also seen a couple of Najas
species, and Didiplis diandra is supposed to be around somewhere, but I
havn't seen it.  This is not all.  East and southeast U.S. is a rich source
of aquarium plant species, including most of the Sagitterias.

I havn't tried to collect wild specimans yet, but if I did, I would give
them a two or three minute bath in 5% bleach to kill hair algae and then
grow them in a small jar or tank by themselves for a while to make sure
that no unwanted invertebrate nasties survived the bleach treatment.

Nice to see the Krib on line again! Thanks, Erik!