MN native plant

Capsaicin_MFK · 09-02-2012, 03:36 AM

I was up in Cook, MN for a wedding and I found this while wandering near the lodge. It was growing out of a very very small "creek" near Elbow Lake.

Anyone have a clue what it might be?

**rainbuilder** · 09-02-2012, 03:51 AM

Neat looking. Some kind of arrowhead plant. Saggitaria subulata probably. If you read the hunger games, it's the lead characters namesake.

Capsaicin_MFK · 09-02-2012, 04:48 AM

Google searched a bit and found it is in the Sagittaria family; a common name for it is Tule Potato. Looks very similar to the Lasia spinosa that Hydrophyte has, minus the coolness factor and the sharp thorns.

steven p · 09-02-2012, 05:42 AM

I have a fat lot of that growing in a 5.5 on the porch. Propogates readily via runners. Flowers are white and smaller than a nicke. Plant grows to about 3 feet from the crown.

izabella87 · 09-02-2012, 05:54 AM

I got it in my Oasis tank

nice plant

09-02-2012, 03:36 AM	#1
Capsaicin_MFK Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (16/100%) Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Minnesota Posts: 757	MN native plant I was up in Cook, MN for a wedding and I found this while wandering near the lodge. It was growing out of a very very small "creek" near Elbow Lake. Anyone have a clue what it might be? __________________ 100g Dutch inspired KDR: 2.45

09-02-2012, 03:51 AM	#2
rainbuilder Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (28/100%) Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 795	Neat looking. Some kind of arrowhead plant. Saggitaria subulata probably. If you read the hunger games, it's the lead characters namesake. __________________ RAOK Club #38 Fraternity of Dirt #91 45 gallon hexagon 'Smooth Hillside'

09-02-2012, 04:48 AM	#3
Capsaicin_MFK Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (16/100%) Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Minnesota Posts: 757	Google searched a bit and found it is in the Sagittaria family; a common name for it is Tule Potato. Looks very similar to the Lasia spinosa that Hydrophyte has, minus the coolness factor and the sharp thorns. __________________ 100g Dutch inspired KDR: 2.45

09-02-2012, 05:54 AM	#5
izabella87 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: montreal,canada Posts: 554	I got it in my Oasis tank nice plant __________________ Believe in the impossible because only a fraction of the things humans have accomplished was considered possible - IK 38g Volcano,15g Forest,Projekt X,Oasis,40 g Beach

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09-02-2012, 05:42 AM	#4
steven p Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: columbus, ne Posts: 1,065	I have a fat lot of that growing in a 5.5 on the porch. Propogates readily via runners. Flowers are white and smaller than a nicke. Plant grows to about 3 feet from the crown.