American 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 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 MoreAlligatorweed
Alligatorweed grows close to the ground with reddish stems and sword shaped green leaves.
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 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.
Read MoreAmerican Bur Reed
Bur Reed is a tall grass like plant with distinctive prickly looking flowers.
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