Help - Can You Identify These Plants For My Kids School Project

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Hi Guys,
 
My kids and I have just started a new tropical tank and have purchased plants from Maidenhead Aquatics at Morden. In all the excitement we forgot to ask what the species of plants were. Would some kind souls be able to help us put names to plants ? There are 8 different plants as far as I can tell - photos below.
 
Thanks
 
Chris, Isabella (9) and Helena (7)
 
Plant 1:
 

Untitled by Christopher Purves, on Flickr
 
 
Plant 2:
 

Untitled by Christopher Purves, on Flickr
 
Plant 3:
 

Untitled by Christopher Purves, on Flickr
 
Plant 4:
 

Untitled by Christopher Purves, on Flickr
 
Plant 5:
 

Untitled by Christopher Purves, on Flickr
 
Plant 6:
 

Untitled by Christopher Purves, on Flickr
 
Plant 7:
 

Untitled by Christopher Purves, on Flickr
 
Plant 8:
 

Untitled by Christopher Purves, on Flickr
 
Plant 1 is a Vallis as is plant 6 plant 7 looks to be giant vallis Plant 3 is a crypt and plant 4 looks to be cabomba plant 2 may be babies tears and plant 5 poss alternanthera reineckii not sure about 8 ludwigia perhaps??? someone with more knowledge than me about aqaurium plants will likely be along shortly lol! but I hope it's a bit of a help 
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I had guessed at:
 
1. Vallisneria Spiralis
2. Micranthemum Umbrosum
3. Cryptocoryne Willisii
4. Limnophila Aquatica
5. ???
6. Vallisneria Spiralis
7. ????
8: Bacopa Caroliniana
 
Chris
 
I had plant 1 down as a straight vallis, although I agree with 6.
 
2 looks more like a bacopa to me, I was thinking monnieri, but scale is an issue with that. Can't see how big it actually is. The larger leaves make me think bacopa though.
 
5 looks like a hygrophilia angustifolia.
 
7 looks like vallis gigantea tiger.
 
So far the consensus looks like ......
 
1 - Straight vallis also know as Vallisneria Spiralis (weird I know) - http://www.aquapage.cz/Obrazky/Rostliny/10001.jpg
2 - Babies Tears (Micranthemum Umbrosum) - has very small leaves 4-5mm square - looks very like http://www.aquapage.eu/Plants.php?hledani=LAT&detail=243
3 - Cryptocoryne Willisii
http://www.fnzas.org.nz/wp-content/gallery/cache/433__640x443_cryptocoryne-lucens.jpg
4 - Cabomba Aquatica http://www.aquapage.cz/Obrazky/Rostliny/63036.jpg
5 - Alternanthera ´Rosaefolia´ common name Red hygrophila http://www.aquapage.cz/Obrazky/Rostliny/27741.jpg
6 - Straight vallis also know as Vallisneria Spiralis (weird I know) - http://www.aquapage.cz/Obrazky/Rostliny/10001.jpg
7 - Vallisneria Gigantea http://www.aquapage.cz/Obrazky/Rostliny/10424.jpg
8 - Bacopa Caroliniana 
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Not sure about this - my plant has rounded leaf ends not pointed
 
So just 8 to confirm......
 
 
 
Thanks for the suggestions ....
Chris
 

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