Wild Taro
Wild taro leaf stalks grow directly from the seeds and rarely reach four feet tall. Leaves are succulent and often purplish near the top.
Read MoreWater Clover
Water clover is a type of fern that looks like a four-leaf clover. Two toned leaves have four lobes that may be above or below the water’s surface.
Read MoreCrested Floating Heart
Crested floating heart has heart shaped leaves eight inches long and six inches wide and showy flowers with frilly white petals and yellow centers.
Read MoreCarolina Pony’s Foot
Carolina pony’s foot grows in mud with short stems. Green leaves have a gap in the middle, giving the shape of a horse’s hoof.
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 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 MoreFloating Primrose
Floating primrose’s leaves emerge from the water’s surface and the plant blooms with five petal yellow flowers.
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 MoreWatershield
Watershield’s floating leaves are smaller than lilies, green on the top and brown and slimy on the bottom; flowers are typically brownish.
Read MoreWater Lily
Water lilies are rooted with large round leaves that have a notch in them; they flower in summer.
Read MoreWater Lettuce
Water lettuce often looks like a floating open head of lettuce.
Read MoreWater Hyacinth
Water Hyacinth has spongy green leaves and purple flowers above the water.
Read MoreFrog Bit
Frog bit is an emergent aquatic plant with round to heart shaped leaves and white flowers.
Read MoreSpatterdock
Spatterdock has large heart shaped leaves that float on the water or stand up some and yellow flowers.
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