Hornwort pollen

[suprdave]

I planted a few hornwort in my tank about a month ago. They appear to now be going through a pollination, little white specks all over the leaves and floating through the water. Is there a way of stopping the pollination? Doesn't look so great in the tank

 

[Mr. Limpet]

I planted a few hornwort in my tank about a month ago. They appear to now be going through a pollination, little white specks all over the leaves and floating through the water. Is there a way of stopping the pollination? Doesn't look so great in the tank

Pollen? Are you sure it isn't micro bubbles? That happens when plants are putting out mass amounts of o2.

EDIT: The micro bubbles are called "Pearling" .

 

[suprdave]

Yes. These are most definitely not bubbles. They look like dust, all over the plant's leaves. I assumed they were some sort of pollen. The plants are still green and growing quite rapidly.

 

[Mr. Limpet]

Yes. These are most definitely not bubbles. They look like dust, all over the plant's leaves. I assumed they were some sort of pollen. The plants are still green and growing quite rapidly.

Sure enough, according to this website hornwort has pollen. I learned 2 new things today .

http://www.bookrags.com/research/pollination-wob/