Yellow Floating Heart
Yellow floating heart has long leaf stalks and alternate leaves that float on the water. Bright yellow flowers have five petals that look frayed.
Read MoreWatercress
Watercress stems and leaves are medium green. Young leaves are simple while mature leaves are compound with three to 11 leaflets.
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 MoreSmooth Waterhyssop
Smooth waterhyssop has many branches with bright green leaves that are succulent and thick. Small white flowers can be tinged with blue or pink.
Read MoreWater Pennyworts
Water pennyworts have long thin stems, long thin leaf stalks, and leathery bright green leaves that are mostly circular with frilly edges.
Read MoreMud Plantain
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.
Read MoreEuropean Water Chestnut Plant
European water chestnut leaves form rosettes on the water as they float. Each floating leaf is triangular shaped with saw-tooth margins.
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 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 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 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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