Watercress
Watercress stems and leaves are medium green. Young leaves are simple while mature leaves are compound with three to 11 leaflets.
Read MoreWater Spinach
Water spinach is a trailing vine with milky sap. Alternate leaves are usually arrowhead shaped and grow to seven inches long with pointed tips.
Read MoreSpotted Water Hemlock
Clusters of tiny white flowers grow atop this poisonous plant. Spotted water hemlock grows two to six feet tall and has compound leaves.
Read MoreSpikerush
Spikerush stems are straight and grow in clusters from the rhizomes. There are no leaves; flowers grow atop the stems.
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 MoreLongroot Smartweed (Water Smartweed)
Longroot smartweed, or water smartweed, has sword shaped leaves up to five inches long and tiny rose pink flowers atop a spike. It grows on land or in water.
Read MorePennsylvania Smartweed
Pennsylvania smartweed has sword shaped leaves and small flowers that grow in clusters at the ends of branches. Flowers are rose to white in color.
Read MoreMarshpepper Smartweed
Marshpepper smartweed has dark green sword shaped leaves and flower spikes that droop. The tiny flowers are spaced out and typically green to white.
Read MoreSwamp Smartweed
Swamp smartweed has sword shaped leaves and small flowers that grow in clusters at the ends of branches. Flowers are greenish white with pink tips.
Read MoreReed Canarygrass
Reed canarygrass has tall round stems with alternate leaves that are tapered. Straw colored seed heads grow at the tops of the stems.
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 MoreTorpedo Grass
Torpedo grass grows up to three feet tall with narrow, stiff leaves that have sharp points and a waxy or white coating on the surface.
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 MoreMarsh Dewflower
Marsh dewflower has round stems, lance shaped leaves, and flowers with three petals that are pinkish purple on the edges and white in the center.
Read MoreGiant Reed
Giant reed has thick round stems that grow in large clumps and can be six to 18 feet tall. Alternate leaves grow up to two feet long.
Read MoreFlowering Rush
Flowering rush can be submersed or emersed and has round stems that can grow up to four feet tall. Clusters of pink flowers grow on a single stalk.
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 MoreCommon Pipewort
Common pipewort has grass like leaves and little white globes atop the stems that can grow up to three and a half feet tall.
Read MoreCogongrass
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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