Water Hawthorn

Water hawthorn close up with flowers emerging

Water hawthorn has oblong leathery green leaves that float on the water and white flowers on a two-forked spike that emerge slightly.

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Yellowcress

Close up of yellowcress flowers in the process of budding.

Yellowcress has branched stems with elongated or sword/oval shaped leaves. Flowers grow on the same branches as leaves and have four bright yellow petals.

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Watercress

Watercress over water.

Watercress stems and leaves are medium green. Young leaves are simple while mature leaves are compound with three to 11 leaflets.

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Water Wisteria

Close up of water wisteria in a group.

This aquarium plant can be completely submersed or emerge from the surface. Water wisteria has fern like stems and light green leaves.

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Turtleweed

Turtleweed in group in front of a lake.

Turtleweed forms large colonies and looks shrub like. Pale green leaves are thin and curl slightly. Turtleweed has a strong odor.

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Spotted Water Hemlock

Spotted water hemlock in a forest.

Clusters of tiny white flowers grow atop this poisonous plant. Spotted water hemlock grows two to six feet tall and has compound leaves.

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Smooth Waterhyssop

Close up of smooth waterhyssop flowers and leaves.

Smooth waterhyssop has many branches with bright green leaves that are succulent and thick. Small white flowers can be tinged with blue or pink.

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Bur Marigold

Bur marigold flowers and leaves close up.

Bur marigold has round green stems and can grow nearly four feet tall. Leaves have toothed edges. Bright yellow flowers have eight to 15 petals.

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Blue Waterleaf

Blue waterleaf flowers and buds.

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.

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Aquatic Forget Me Not

Aquatic forget me not large cluster with flowers.

Aquatic forget me not has lance shaped leaves and pale blue flowers that have five petals each and a yellow center.

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American Water Plantain

American water plantain growing at edge of pond.

American water plantain grows on muddy banks and has green elliptical shaped leaves with small pink or white flowers.

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Alligatorweed

Alligatorweed group with flowers growing out of pond edge.

Alligatorweed grows close to the ground with reddish stems and sword shaped green leaves.

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Floating Primrose

Floating primrose with flower.

Floating primrose’s leaves emerge from the water’s surface and the plant blooms with five-petal yellow flowers.

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Watershield

Watershield group tangled.

Watershield’s floating leaves are smaller than lilies, green on the top and brown and slimy on the bottom; flowers are typically brownish.

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