H.A.P Requirements
Plants reproduced must conform to the following definition
of an aquatic plant: An aquatic plant is one which, in the
wild or native state, can be found in the submerged state
as a normal occurrence at some time during the course of any
one complete growing season.
Plants are to be identified. Unidentified plants will be
assigned a code number for recording purposes until
correctly identified. The main reference will be,
Aquarium Plants by Karel Rataj and Thomas Horman.
Verification and registration of propagation is required in
all classes. In classes A and B verification may be made by
any other GDAS member. In all other classes, verification
must be made by a HAP checker.
Classes A, B, C, D, and E need only to be verified once.
Class F must be verified twice; once when flowering and
once when young plants are old enough to be recognized
as being the young of the parent plant.
A written report of at least 350 words, in addition to the HAP
report, is required for classes D, E, and F before points are
awarded.