Aponogetonaceae

またレースプラントの花が咲きました🌸
水流強めると咲くのかな？？

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Aponogeton ulvaceus
Aponogetonaceae
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Die Meersalatähnliche Wasserähre ist in Zentral- und Nord-Madagaskar beheimatet. Meistens kann man sie in stehenden, temporären Gewässern antreffen. Den Namen erhielt sie durch die sehr weichen und gewellten Blätter, die an den Meersalat (Ulva spec.) erinnern. A. ulvaceus wird gelegentlich als Aquariumpflanze angeboten, da sie im Vergleich zu anderen Arten relativ pflegeleicht ist. Auf dem 1. Bild könnt ihr den Blütenstand einer wilden Pflanze am Naturstandort sehen. Auf Bild zwei seht ihr die Blüte einer Kulturpflanze. Da diese Art sehr variabel ist, variiert die Blütenfarbe auch von Individuum zu Individuum.
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Now this, my friends, is fenestration at its finest. These leaves belong to the Madagascar lace plant (Aponogeton madagascariensis). That glorious leaf anatomy is the result of programmed cell death during development. As interesting as that fact is in and of itself, the question remains, what is the function of fenestration?

There have been many hypotheses put forward to explain this phenomenon. Some believe it helps to reduce damage from turbulence wheras others believe it helps to increase movement around the leaves to avoid stagnation. The truth is, no one is entirely certain. However, a clue to the benefits of fenestration has come out of work done on an entirely unrelated terrestrial plant species.

The epiphytic arum commonly referred to as a Swiss cheese plant (Monstera deliciosa) also exhibits fenestrated leaves. Researchers at Indiana University in Bloomington have found that the holes in the leaves of Monstera may actually help gather more light in a shaded environment. The understory of a rainforest and the underwater habitat in which the lace plant grows may be more similar in light availability than you might think.

A fenestrated leaf can grow much larger while still maintaining the same amount of surface area. By spreading out its surface area over a larger region, a fenestrated leaf is actually more efficient at gathering what limited light is available. More work needs to be done to see if this is truly the case for the lace plant but the idea is tantalizing to say the least.

Aponogeton distachyos (Waterblommetjie) growing in one of the ponds at #wolfkloofboerdery . Their sweet scent fill the air at the moment. These are used to make a very nice and popular stew called Waterblommetjiebredie. #aponogetondistachyos #aponogeton #aponogetonaceae #capeplants #traditionalstew #waterblommetjies #whiteflowers #waterlily #biodiversity #swellendam beneke74

Waterblommetjie is certainly one of South Africa’s most famous edible plants.

The Aponogeton distachyos is a species of flowering plant in the Aponogetonaceae family.

Common names are: Cape Pondweed, Waterblommetjie, Espárrago de El Cabo, Florzinha da Água, 二穗水蕹 , ดอกไม้น้ําน้อย, キボホウヒルムシロ .

The A.distachyos is a tuberous aquatic semi evergreen, herbaceous perennial plant that grows in water up to 1.2m deep with floating narrow oval dark green leaves. It produces scented forked inflorescence bearing tiny ,white, one-petalled flowers with brown anthers, after it finished flowering it produces oblong shaped fruit. This aquatic plant is hardy to zone 9.

As it’s name already suggests it originates from 🇿🇦 ( Western, Eastern and Northern Cape ) where it can be found growing in ponds and vleis. It has become naturalized in countries like 🇫🇷, 🇬🇧 and 🇦🇺.

The buds and flowers are a highly prized delicacy in South Africa and is used in Waterblommetjiebredie, they have a green bean sort of taste. Besides the flowers/buds the tubers and young shoots are edible as well but harvested far less often.

Besides that it’s edible it is also quite ornamental as well and can be used in outdoor aquaria and water features.

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Plant name:Aponogeton natans
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Happy 2023 everyone!! I would like to start this year by posting aquatic plants I found in my recent trips. I find these plants very fascinating. They grow in some of the toughest and challenging environments.

This plant is Aponogeton natans. This plant with beautiful pink spikes peeping out of water. The rest of the plant is under water. The leaves may float on the surface of water in shallow waters.

The flowers are borne on a dense spike. Check out the closeups of the flowers and fruits and the habit of the plant.
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