I recently became frustrated at my lack of ability to identify native aquatic plant species and created for myself a list of possible submersible candidates by cross-referencing USDA plants obligate wetland species with genus names of known aquarium plants (my botany teacher would be proud!). This has helped me identify a few plants I was uncertain about; for instance, a cute light green Bacopa resembling plant I have had for a while in my aquarium has finally been identified as Lindernia dubia, yellowseed false pimpernel. I had never heard of such a thing before! However, the list was a lot of work to create, and is not a complete list. This has given me an idea: we here on NANFA could create a journal or profile list of native aquatic plant species members have successfully kept in aquariums and under what conditions. I imagine individual experiences could make good AC articles and on the grander scheme of things I hope it would help spread awareness of our surprisingly diverse wetland flora.,
By the way, if any of you remember me posting to ask about the Alisma subcordatum I had, here's what it started to look like when I planted the fat root alone into the substrate (the grasslike plant near front right, next to the wood piece):
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I don't have any pictures of what it turned into later on but it became a very cool Sagittaria-like plant with curved lime green grasslike blades ~5" long that widened into a slight spoon shape at the tips. Very cool, I wish I still had it. Hope this inspires you to go out there and try out some plants of your own! Remember to have a good idea of what protected/invasive species are in your state before you go collecting, and keep in mind very little plant material is usually enough to establish a colony in an aquarium if it is indeed suitable. I'd love to hear about them!