Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Plants in a 50 + acre wet lands

I noticed that I do have a few standard eel grass leaves (Vallisneria americana) on the surface in shallow water (12"-15") similar to those in John's 15/6/11 picture above. Note that I have never seen the subspecies of spiral eel grass (V.americana subspecies) that I have to get tall enough for the leaves to lay on the surface. I am noticing a lot of varieties and types of spiral and twisted forms of eel grass appear for sale on the aquarium websites. Buyer beware. I question if some sellers are indescriminately applying specialized names to their own products. It is a common practice and I will not mention any specific sellers. The goal of many plant places is to SELL product and they will give their plants a unique name to specialize in a particular plant or fish.