ID please on this floating plant

[imw]

Hi,

I neglected to write down what the below is, and would like to update notes I keep on the tank and what has been added to it.

Thank you

 

[Slaphppy7]

Hi,

I neglected to write down what the below is, and would like to update notes I keep on the tank and what has been added to it.

Thank you

Frogbit

 

[Barry Tetra]

Water lettuce

 

[imw]

two different answers ?

 

[Byron]

Barry wins this one. It is Water Lettuce, Pistia stratiotes. Mine looks exactly like the plant in the photo when it first appears. As it grows larger, it forms some central aerial leaves, but initially the plants look as pictured, connected too. I did at first think Frogbit, but the leaves are more indented and "waxy" on Frogbit. And the roots in the second photo are unquestionably P. stratiotes...I had these grow vertically down from the floating plant all the way to the substrate in my 10g tank, quite an effect.

 

[imw]

Barry wins this one. It is Water Lettuce, Pistia stratiotes. Mine looks exactly like the plant in the photo when it first appears. As it grows larger, it forms some central aerial leaves, but initially the plants look as pictured, connected too. I did at first think Frogbit, but the leaves are more indented and "waxy" on Frogbit. And the roots in the second photo are unquestionably P. stratiotes...I had these grow vertically down from thi s floating plant all the way to the substrate in my 10g tank, quite an effect.

They are lovely and remind somewhat to the life form encountered on Star Trek the Next Generation (Far point station).

Odd how my mind works - or not as the case may be.

Thanks again Byron