Yellow Floating Heart

Yellow floating heart leaves on water with flowers sticking out.

Yellow floating heart has long leaf stalks and alternate leaves that float on the water. Bright yellow flowers have five petals that look frayed.

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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 Clover

Water clover group floating on water.

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.

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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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Water Pennyworts

Close up of common pennywort leaves.

Water pennyworts have long thin stems, long thin leaf stalks, and leathery bright green leaves that are mostly circular with frilly edges.

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Mud Plantain

Mud plantain in the water.

Mud plantain’s stems and leaves emerge; leaves are sword or egg shaped and leathery. Flowers have five thin petals and are usually purplish blue.

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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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Carolina Pony’s Foot

Carolina pony's foot dark green close up.

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.

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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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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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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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Water Lily

Water lily pads with flower.

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

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Frog Bit

Two frog bit flowers emerged with four leaves and duckweed floating.

Frog bit is an emergent aquatic plant with round to heart shaped leaves and white flowers.

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Spatterdock

Spatterdock in pond with budding flower.

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

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