Hottonia inflata

[David Smith]

Photographed in the Blackbird State Forest in southwest New Castle County, Delaware, USA. I didn't mind standing in waist-deep water to get these.

[hwchoy]

thanks for the lovely pictures! we use this species in planted aquariums and have not seen it in situ and flowering!

do you have a hot linkable image that I can cross post to the aquatic forum?

[David Smith]

The same pictures are on my website, http://delawarewildflowers.org. Now I would be interested to see a picture of it in an aquarium!

[hwchoy]

thanks! so I have permission to post it there? I will add a link after I do so, and also if I can find any pix of it in an aquarium :)

[David Smith]

Fine with me. Thanks for asking.

[hwchoy]

Many thanks David. It is posted here http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...ad.php?t=41909

I will ask to see if any of them guys have pictures of the plant in an aquarium, but I gather that most of the time what we actually get is H. palustris instead.

Can I ask if you were using a Micro-Nikkor 105mm ƒ/2.8 lens? or perhaps a Leica APO-MACRO-ELMARIT-R 100mm ƒ/2.8?

[hwchoy]

Hi, as promised here is a picture of Hottonia palustris in a planted aquarium. I don't think we ever had the real H. inflata here.



high res version http://www.hexazona.com/hwchoy/galle...80618_0000.jpg

[David Smith]

The close-up was taken with a Nikon D70 and 60mm f/2.8 micro. The wide-angle view was taken with the D70 and Tokina 12-24mm. The other is from a Nikon Coolpix 5000. If I remember correctly.

Originally Posted by hwchoy

Many thanks David. It is posted here http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...ad.php?t=41909

I will ask to see if any of them guys have pictures of the plant in an aquarium, but I gather that most of the time what we actually get is H. palustris instead.

Can I ask if you were using a Micro-Nikkor 105mm ƒ/2.8 lens? or perhaps a Leica APO-MACRO-ELMARIT-R 100mm ƒ/2.8?