Blue Waterleaf
Blue waterleaf has thick stems that grow up to three feet tall and have spines on them. Bright blue to purple flowers have five petals. Leaves are pointy.
Read MoreBlue Flag
Blue flag has long narrow green leaves that arch and show blue or indigo flowers.
Read MoreAsian Marshweed
Asian marshweed has frilly submersed leaves, oval emersed leaves, and small lavender flowers with an upper lip.
Read MoreArrowleaf Elephant Ear
Elephant ear has gigantic leaves that can be six feet long. The plants can grow to nine feet tall.
Read MoreGiant Arrowhead
Giant arrowhead has robust leaf stalks and large leaves that emerge. Flowers have three white petals with a red spot and yellow stamen.
Read MoreBroadleaf Arrowhead
Broadleaf arrowhead has angled stems and arrowhead shaped leaves that can grow up to 10 inches long and wide. One-inch flowers have three white petals.
Read MoreAquatic Forget Me Not
Aquatic forget me not has lance shaped leaves and pale blue flowers that have five petals each and a yellow center.
Read MoreAmerican Water Willow
American water willow has round stems and alternate sword shaped leaves. Flowers have four petals that are violet or white; the bottom one has pink spots.
Read MoreAmerican Water Plantain
American water plantain grows on muddy banks and has green elliptical shaped leaves with small pink or white flowers.
Read MoreAmerican Lotus
American lotus has huge round green leaves that may be cupped above the water slightly and yellow flowers with a cone shaped seed pod in the center.
Read MoreAmerican Featherfoil
American featherfoil has finely divided floating leaves and inflated flower stems standing in groups above the water with small white flowers.
Read MoreAlligatorweed
Alligatorweed grows close to the ground with reddish stems and sword shaped green leaves.
Read MoreFloating Primrose
Floating primrose’s leaves emerge from the water’s surface and the plant blooms with five petal yellow flowers.
Read MoreParrot Feather
Parrot feather has feathered leaves that come above the water’s surface and can look like they are made of plastic.
Read MorePurple Loosestrife
Purple Loosestrife has woody, square stems with purple flowers at the ends.
Read MorePickerelweed
Pickerelweed has elongated heart shaped leaves with violet blue flowers.
Read MoreBulltongue Arrowhead
Bulltongue arrowhead has firm leaves that taper at both ends. Leaves can grow a foot long and three inches wide. Flowers have three white petals.
Read MorePhragmites
Phragmites have round, hollow stems with a seed head at the end of the stem.
Read MoreCattails
Cattails are most easily identified by their brown, cylindrical flowers.
Read MoreBulrush
Bulrushes are long grass like plants with brown spiky flowers that bloom in spring.
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