Mini-crypt identity

[Marsha Finley]

Folks:

This very small crypt, about 3 inches total across, has appeared in one of my tanks. The streaks are amano shrimp, for size comparison. Any ideas?
TY,
Marsha

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[RTRJR]

Did you have wendtii in the area previously? I've gotten tiny plantlets some time after pulling whole stands out. I also have at least one I suspect is a tiny lutea from a similar situation. I assume from tiny bits of runner or rhizome that I obviously but unintentionally left behind. These take a long time in my tanks to grow up.

Or did that Anubias have its roots in a crypt clump in a prior setup?

[Marsha Finley]

I do have wendtiion the other side of the driftwood...

And the anubias came from the LFS... I've had it for about 6 months. Don't know what was near its roots before..

I jsut llove this little mini-crypt! Wuld be a good candidate for tssue culture to see if it grows the same

[Ghazanfar Ghori]

It's probably wendtii then. Even if a small peice
of root is left in the substrate - it turns into
a small plant. It'll grow to be the same size as the
parent eventually.