[Esteroali]

Re: Local Plants for ID

I was ditch diving last month and near about stepped on and startled what I thought was a humongous frog or turtle. Turned out to be a 3 foot gator. I look closer now. I don't think the gator could have hurt me "badly"....it is more snakes I worry about. So far the most pain has been from the fire ants which seem to always be in the ditches.

 

[Esteroali]

Why do you think the first is not Ludwigia? I am no plant expert but I have grown out LOTS of different age/state of immersion plants that look REALLY different and they all grow out to be what I thought was L.repens . How can you tell the difference between repens and palutris? Does the first pic have jaggedy leave edges?

 

[Esteroali]

HMMM....come down to Florida and give me a field trip! Housing provided. Hopefully I will have a DEP permit by then.Does your profession involve plants? Or do you just research. If so where and how? Do you use keys? I find therm drastically intimidating.