Plant classification

[Greentoads41]

What plant is this? I previously believed it to be amazon sword, but it has a definite rhizome. Now I think it might be a big anubias nana or lanceolata. It's taken this plant over 2 years to get this big. One pic is of the plant from ways away and the other is what i believe to be the rhizome. I wouldn't have put it in the foreground if I had known it would get so big lol.

[funkman262]

Looks like an anubias sp. to me as well, not sure which one though.

[Greentoads41]

Thanks! What makes you think so?

[funkman262]

Just looking at the rhizome formation and shapes of leaves. I have some experience with anubias and that one seems to growing in the same pattern that mine would.

[Greentoads41]

That's helpful. Dare i ask if you have any tips in propagating it?:questionmarks:

[funkman262]

I would just use a sharp razor-blade and cut the rhizome to split the plant. If you don't like it in the front, just remove the entire plant, slice it into two or more pieces, and place them in more aesthetically pleasing locations.

[Greentoads41]

I think I'll do that. It has actually never been taken out of its pot. Thanks!

[Lady Hobbs]

I am not seeing anything that looks like a rhizome. I am seeing roots.

A rhizome sprouts roots all up and down the stem, not all coming out of the bottom of the plant like you have.

http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/showthread.php?t=127829

[funkman262]

I am not seeing anything that looks like a rhizome. I am seeing roots.

A rhizome sprouts roots all up and down the stem, not all coming out of the bottom of the plant like you have.

http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/showthread.php?t=127829

I clearly see a rhizome in the second pic, and the roots are sprouting throughout the length of the rhizome.

[Greentoads41]

I am not seeing anything that looks like a rhizome. I am seeing roots.

A rhizome sprouts roots all up and down the stem, not all coming out of the bottom of the plant like you have.

http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/showthread.php?t=127829

But the thick, green trunk like thing: you don't think that's a rhizome? I wonder myself because there are roots growing off the trunk until a good 7 inches above the substrate. Both leaves and roots grow right next to each other, like the anubias in your link. It also occurred to me that it seems like the roots are coming out of the bottom of the plant because it has grown virtually straight up in my low light conditions. But then again, that also might mean it's not an anubias. Maybe partly my fault for not getting a better picture or angles lol. :biggrin:

[funkman262]

You could always just pull it out of the tank and get a better look at it. It won't stress out the plant or anything.

[Greentoads41]

It won't? I've taken water wisteria out for just 30 min. before, it dried up, and kind of faded out after it was replanted. Then again, wisteria is a totally different structure than the plants we are discussing here. :ssmile:

[funkman262]

I'm not advising leaving the plant out for that length of time, but there's no problem with briefly removing plants from an aquarium, otherwise there would be no way to transport them. Having sold plenty of plants myself, I'm used to constantly removing plants, laying them out, taking pictures, prepping them for shipping or pick-up, etc. With anubias, I would have them out of water for 15 minutes or so while I cut them up, glue them to rocks and wait for the glue to dry.

[Greentoads41]

I'm not advising leaving the plant out for that length of time, but there's no problem with briefly removing plants from an aquarium, otherwise there would be no way to transport them.

I see lol, that makes sense.

Why do you glue the anubias onto the rocks? Is that just how you sell them?

[funkman262]

Why do you glue the anubias onto the rocks? Is that just how you sell them?

Since they can't be buried, it just made it easier to manage them after I ran out of room in my driftwood to stick them in. I kept them spread throughout the tank bottom. I wouldn't sell them with the rocks though. I would just cut large sections off of them to sell and put what's left on the rock back into the tank to grow back.

[Lady Hobbs]

The leaves look anubias but the root area was throwing me off. Cut off dead leaves when you see them like that. It only takes away from the appearance and pulls nutrients away from the the rest of the plant.

I tied mine to driftwood with fishing line. Whatever works.

[Greentoads41]

Oh ok. Thanks for all your help, by the way. :hmm3grin2orange:

[bethyMT]

That looks very much like an anubias congensis (I hope i got that spelling right). Long, strappy leaves that point upward, or upward-ish.

I have one of those as well, and it looks very similar to what you have...it's rhizome also seems to grow vertically, which makes it hard to tell what it is.

[Greentoads41]

My plant and pictures online of the congensis do look very similar lol. That's an accurate guess. To propagate, I was planning on cutting up the rhizome and attaching the roots to a rock. the rhizome would be placed horizontally on top of the rock, with some leaves attached to the rhizome as well.