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Went on a collection trip today, at Crum Creek in Delaware County,
Pennsylvania. Picked up two interesting plants, one a pretty stem plant, with somewhat red stems and green, almost scalloped thin leaves. The other a moss. http://www.sonnani.com/aquaria/unkno...nt_1_small.jpg This is the first plant. Found it in Smedley Park, in about one foot of slow moving water. Water temperature felt cool. If I had to estimate I'd say it was arond 50F. Substrate was mostly silt and river gravel. The plant did have a root system. It did not attach to larger rocks, and was found only in the gravel and silt. The stand of plants was fairly large, covering large portions of a two foot square area. http://www.sonnani.com/aquaria/unkno...nt_2_small.jpg This moss was found in another part of the creek, in fast moving waters. It did not attach to silt or gravel, and was only found on rocks. The sample I collected also contained a planaria (my first one! Whee!) numerous amphipods, several small limpet like inverts, and a few swimming things that were too small for me to ID without my microscope. There was also the usual giant stands of anacharis, but as I already had more of that than I know what to do with, I refrained from collecting any. In the past, I've seen various grasses in this area as well. I'm not at all sure if they were marginal or truly aquatic, but since I didn't see any on this trip, it was a moot point. Are there any folks out there who happen to recognize these plants? I do have access to some macrophotography equipment, and possibly a microscope if either will help in the identification. Thanks! -- "Oh no! look over there! How did a Chupacabra get into the house? Quick! Hide all the goats!" - Lisa, Girl's Bravo, English Dub Abraham Evangelista |
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