Broadleaf 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 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.
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 Hyacinth
Water Hyacinth has spongy green leaves and purple flowers above the water.
Read MoreWater Stargrass
Water stargrass has thin green leaves and small, yellow, star shaped flowers.
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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