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Crypt IDs please

Munroco

Seedling
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Carnoustie, Angus
I purchased 3 little tubs of crypts from my local LFS the other day. They had obviously been there a while as they were all potbound and there was only 1 label between the 3 which I think are all different. The label I have is Walkerii.

Here are pics of the 3 after I split them, (turned out to be a great deal as I ended up with over 50 plants for £10.
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I'd be grateful if someone could ID these for me please.
 
There are many crypts and can look suspiciously alike. Often you need a flower to properly id them.
If there is a Walkeri i guess it's the one in the 2nd picture, comes closest to the Walkeri i got in the tank.
The 3th picture looks like a Wendtii.. The first pic i get even further away in guessing, could be an Indonesii.
But i'm far from the Crypt expert, but i even read the experts say "Would need a flower to be 100%".

This might help you along :)
http://www.flowgrow.de/db/aquaticplants?filter[fulltext]=Cryptocoryne&searchCharacter=c
https://crypts.home.xs4all.nl/Cryptocoryne/
 
Hi Welcome to the UKaps!
First crypt could be Wendtii brown
Third could be Crypt undulata green or Crypt spiralis
As Marcel stated can be a tad hit and miss identifying Cryptocorynes!
hoggie
 
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