Help id'ing this plant - APE - Aquatic Plant Enthusiasts

sajata · 03-05-2010, 07:08 AM

O- i got this from you but i am not sure what it is. I have it in my 10g desk tank and my 30g growout bucket and is doing extremely well...

thanks...

ukamikazu · 03-05-2010, 07:17 AM

Without a picture of it submerged, I almost want to say it is Pogostemon stellata aka Eustrallis.

Hopefully Orlando will wake up soon and eyeball it for sure.

Looks nice, by the way.

chadly · 03-05-2010, 10:58 AM

either the Eusterallis or Limnophila aromatica

sajata · 03-05-2010, 12:45 PM

this is what the stem package was originally labeled as.
I have Limno Aromatica,L.Arcuata(sp),and a few stems of Rotala Green and Colorata...
but i think there was more than than that when i got it.

if O- does not chime in by the time i get home i will post a pic from my 10g where it is submerged.

AquaZilla · 03-05-2010, 01:47 PM

Its either Limno Aromatica Mini, or regular..Both similar, but one gets a little larger..Both cool

sajata · 03-05-2010, 02:57 PM

very cool and I have been looking every where trying to identify it. i will post 2 more pics tonight one submersed and one with a scale next to it.
thanks to all so far...

sajata · 03-05-2010, 04:56 PM

Bailed out of work early so I got home and took some additional pictures form my 10g. The first is of the plant that i originally showed in my cleaning bucket. While i have your attention i added two other which i got in the same batch of stems form O- back in October. it's the narrow leaf red stems in the second pic.
I think the last picture is Rotala Green?
I would love to know what they are so i can read up on them.

Like i have said before I can solve just about any problem thrown at me but for some reason i cant look at a picture of an aquatic plant and say yep that's it. believe me i have tried and i have several book that you people have recommended to me in other posts. i am trying to learn and thanks for the help.

ukamikazu · 03-05-2010, 05:03 PM

I'm stumped.

On the one hand it looks like emerged Eustrallis but on the other it looks like Limnophila aromatica.

I'm gonna go with Limnophila because of the stem color. I'm looking at Eustralis in my tank right now and it looks very similar but my stems are purple.

sajata · 03-05-2010, 05:11 PM

ok i was reading a thread on apc about Limnophila aromatica, it said that if you crush it you soudl smell mint. all i smell is "plant" nothing special. is the smell test valid?

AquaZilla · 03-05-2010, 05:17 PM

Your new pics are definitely Aromatica

, also it does not smell like mint, but it does have a unique smell I would say, but far from mint..

03-05-2010, 01:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
AquaZilla Administrator Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 2,736	Its either Limno Aromatica Mini, or regular..Both similar, but one gets a little larger..Both cool __________________ The Planted Aquarium Blog

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AquaZilla Administrator Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 2,736	Your new pics are definitely Aromatica, also it does not smell like mint, but it does have a unique smell I would say, but far from mint.. __________________ The Planted Aquarium Blog

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03-05-2010, 07:17 AM	#2 (permalink)
ukamikazu Moderator Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Austin, Texas, USA Posts: 619	Without a picture of it submerged, I almost want to say it is Pogostemon stellata aka Eustrallis. Hopefully Orlando will wake up soon and eyeball it for sure. Looks nice, by the way.

03-05-2010, 10:58 AM	#3 (permalink)
chadly Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Okemos, MI Posts: 26	either the Eusterallis or Limnophila aromatica

03-05-2010, 12:45 PM	#4 (permalink)
sajata Planted Tank Guru Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Chester Springs PA Posts: 344	this is what the stem package was originally labeled as. I have Limno Aromatica,L.Arcuata(sp),and a few stems of Rotala Green and Colorata... but i think there was more than than that when i got it. if O- does not chime in by the time i get home i will post a pic from my 10g where it is submerged.

03-05-2010, 02:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
sajata Planted Tank Guru Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Chester Springs PA Posts: 344	very cool and I have been looking every where trying to identify it. i will post 2 more pics tonight one submersed and one with a scale next to it. thanks to all so far...

03-05-2010, 05:03 PM	#8 (permalink)
ukamikazu Moderator Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Austin, Texas, USA Posts: 619	I'm stumped. On the one hand it looks like emerged Eustrallis but on the other it looks like Limnophila aromatica. I'm gonna go with Limnophila because of the stem color. I'm looking at Eustralis in my tank right now and it looks very similar but my stems are purple.

03-05-2010, 05:11 PM	#9 (permalink)
sajata Planted Tank Guru Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Chester Springs PA Posts: 344	ok i was reading a thread on apc about Limnophila aromatica, it said that if you crush it you soudl smell mint. all i smell is "plant" nothing special. is the smell test valid?