Plant IDs please

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    Please help with the following plants from my LFS (I did ask at the shop with no luck...)

    (1) Perhaps ludwigia repens? (2) looks like cabomba and (3) egeria densa - but being blacklisted I must be wrong about (2) and (3)? No idea about the last three in the second pic.

    Thanks!

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    Hi.

    I could be wrong but the far right plant in the second photo looks like "mayaca sellowiana" it is NOT
    'Nanjenshan'

    The rest I have no idea, I actually also asked for an ID on the far right plant in your first photo :) so when you find out, please let me know and I will do the same.

    Cheers.
     
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    Thanks @Bushy - I am keeping an eye on your other threads as well.
     
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    No prob, I see your sellowiana also has roots coming from the stems, pretty cool man, didnt know they do that, Im used to stuff that has roots underground, you know, like trees.
     
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    The red is a hybrid milfoil stem plant if i am not mistaken.
     
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    Middle of bottom pic looks like Tonina fluviatilis.... needs acid substrate (Aquasoil will do :D ) and CO2...
     
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    Syngonanthus sp. 'Belem'
     
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    Top row from left to right:

    Ludwigia repens, permitted for import
    Cabomba possibly caroliana, but banned as an invasive.
    Egeria densa, banned as a serious invasive.

    Second row:
    Myriophyllum matogrossense red, not permitted for importation
    Syngonanthus sp. 'Belem', permitted
    Mayaca sellowiana, permitted

    Is there any control at port of entry, doesn't look like it?

    Kind regards,

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    Thank you Dirk and everyone else - the information has been very helpful. I will of course destroy the banned species (all bought at an LFS recently by the way).
     
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    Sheesh I also bought Egeria Densa at a LFS. They should at least know what is banned, money wasted. Best way to destroy? Fire? Chlorine! POOL ACID!!!
     
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    I personally believe if you have it already, keep it, grow it... BUT do NOT resell or throw away in drain. Just be responsible :D
     
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    Hi Chongkie. With it being classified as highly invasive, will it not overrun the tank/deprive the other plants of nutrients by using them faster?
     
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    I guess it would, but you just need to trim it down then... just maintenance. but it wont deprive other plants of nutrients if you have enough nutrients in the tank.
     
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    Think I'll just yank the devil trees. Thanks.
     
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    Egeria densa is actually a cold water species, which is exactly what makes it invasive in South Africa. There are dams in the Western Cape in which it has grown to such an extent that it completely overruns the whole system clogging everything and using oxygen so that all fishes die, and it is a massive problem to remove.

    However, it is sold in every second petshop as a plant which you can put into your goldfish bowl.....

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    DEVIL TREES!!!!
     
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