Crested Floating Heart

Crested floating heart flowers and leaves.

Crested floating heart has heart shaped leaves eight inches long and six inches wide and showy flowers with frilly white petals and yellow centers.

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Cordgrass

Cordgrass cluster in sand.

Cordgrass has hollow stems grouped together up to eight feet tall. Leaves are spine like and clustered flowers branch loosely.

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Common Rush

Common rush group close up.

Common rush has straight, hollow stems two to four feet tall, no leaves, and brown clusters of flowers that grow out of the sides of the stems.

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Common Pipewort

Common pipewort coming out of the water.

Common pipewort has grass like leaves and little white globes atop the stems that can grow up to three and a half feet tall.

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Cogongrass

Cogongrass in field.

The narrow leaves of cogongrass grow directly from the rhizomes; they are light green when young and turn orange to brown as they age.

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Blue Flag

Blue flag at water's edge with bridge in background.

Blue flag has long narrow green leaves that arch and show blue or indigo flowers.

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Giant Arrowhead

Giant arrowhead leaf and flowers.

Giant arrowhead has robust leaf stalks and large leaves that emerge. Flowers have three white petals with a red spot and yellow stamen.

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Broadleaf Arrowhead

Broadleaf arrowhead group with flowers growing out of water.

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.

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American Water Willow

American water willow growing in a line in a lake.

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.

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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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American Lotus

American lotus in groups with flowers and buds.

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.

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Pickerelweed

Pickerelweed in group in water with flowers

Pickerelweed has elongated heart shaped leaves with violet blue flowers.

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Bulltongue Arrowhead

Bulltongue arrowhead in water with a few flowers.

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.

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Water Lily

Waterlily

Water lilies are rooted with large round leaves that have a notch in them; they flower in summer.

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Spatterdock

Spatterdock leaves with flower close up on water

Spatterdock has large heart shaped leaves that float on the water or stand up some and yellow flowers.

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