So is this new Ludwigia sp. OR 'Araguaia'???

**AaronT** · 02-13-2013, 09:13 PM

Emersed flowers won't tell us the difference. It's a variety, not a different species.

It's unfortunately, a case of majority rules as to whether there is a difference unless we had gone to Araguaia and collected it ourselves and taken pictures to prove that is where it came from.

mrkookm's pictures are the real deal and do look different from what we seem to have now as 'Araguaia'.

I'm keeping this one and one I know to be 'Cuba' in the same tank and I can say they are different, but maybe not different enough. It's quite possibly yet another variety that is even less stark in contrast.

For the sake of the hobby it's likely best to just sell them all as 'Cuba' as the similarities are so many and the differences so minute.

**JoraaÑ** · 02-14-2013, 10:51 PM

So what should we draw conclusion out of this? As Aaron said, This particular plant is not what mrkookm had before {True Ludwigia 'Araguaia'}~~~So, keep it as another form of 'Cuba' for namesake or something else...?

**JoraaÑ** · 02-17-2013, 03:33 AM

No thoughts so far........

HybridHerp · 02-17-2013, 08:17 PM

I think the consensus was another form of cuba

**AaronT** · 02-17-2013, 09:54 PM

It's growing more like 'Cuba' for me. Lots of sidebranching, recumbent growth, etc...

Tinanti · 02-18-2013, 12:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HybridHerp

I think the consensus was another form of cuba

They are all local variations of Ludwigia inclinata var. verticillata (with no botanical standing). The 'Cuba' is merely one of them, so they can't all be forms of that or some sort of sub-variation.

**mrkookm** · 02-18-2013, 01:27 AM

Nothing has changed for me, unmistakable Cuba look and growth...even more so now.

02-13-2013, 09:13 PM	#31
AaronT Collectoritis Patient (View User Tanks) PTrader: (176/100%) Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: MD, USA Posts: 2,031	Emersed flowers won't tell us the difference. It's a variety, not a different species. It's unfortunately, a case of majority rules as to whether there is a difference unless we had gone to Araguaia and collected it ourselves and taken pictures to prove that is where it came from. mrkookm's pictures are the real deal and do look different from what we seem to have now as 'Araguaia'. I'm keeping this one and one I know to be 'Cuba' in the same tank and I can say they are different, but maybe not different enough. It's quite possibly yet another variety that is even less stark in contrast. For the sake of the hobby it's likely best to just sell them all as 'Cuba' as the similarities are so many and the differences so minute. __________________ In the D.C., Maryland, or NOVA area? Come check out The Greater Washington Aquatic Plants Association! www.gwapa.org

02-14-2013, 10:51 PM	#32
JoraaÑ "Tirèd~ about to Retirë " (View User Tanks) PTrader: (311/100%) Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: You are looking at it. Posts: 4,381	So what should we draw conclusion out of this? As Aaron said, This particular plant is not what mrkookm had before {True Ludwigia 'Araguaia'}~~~So, keep it as another form of 'Cuba' for namesake or something else...? __________________ Cheers!!! ªJ "My Time Is Running Out"

02-17-2013, 03:33 AM	#33
JoraaÑ "Tirèd~ about to Retirë " (View User Tanks) PTrader: (311/100%) Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: You are looking at it. Posts: 4,381	No thoughts so far........ __________________ Cheers!!! ªJ "My Time Is Running Out"

02-17-2013, 08:17 PM	#34
HybridHerp Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: May 2012 Location: New York Posts: 1,921	So is this new Ludwigia sp. OR 'Araguaia'??? I think the consensus was another form of cuba __________________ My 75 gallon hi-tech idkwattocallit Tank (Post Sandy): http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/sh...94#post2086394 My 10 gallon low tech Tank (Post Sandy): http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/sh...82#post2086382 My 5.5 gallon nano College Dorm Tank: http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/sh...94#post2114094

02-17-2013, 09:54 PM	#35
AaronT Collectoritis Patient (View User Tanks) PTrader: (176/100%) Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: MD, USA Posts: 2,031	It's growing more like 'Cuba' for me. Lots of sidebranching, recumbent growth, etc... __________________ In the D.C., Maryland, or NOVA area? Come check out The Greater Washington Aquatic Plants Association! www.gwapa.org

02-18-2013, 01:27 AM	#37
mrkookm Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (94/100%) Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Delaware Posts: 1,590	Nothing has changed for me, unmistakable Cuba look and growth...even more so now. __________________ The 穀精 Junkie

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