Floating Watermoss

Close up of floating watermoss with some duckweed around.

Floating watermoss has two upper lobes that are hairy and a lower lobe that acts like roots. The rows of opposite lobes form a cross shape on the water.

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Giant Salvinia

Close up of giant salvinia in various life stages.

Giant Salvinia is a small floating fern with two small, simple lobes as leaves. Some leaves modify to act as roots that branch horizontally.

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Floating Primrose

Floating primrose close up with flowers

Floating primrose’s leaves emerge from the water’s surface and the plant blooms with five petal yellow flowers.

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Parrot Feather

Parrot feather has feathered leaves that come above the water’s surface and can look like they are made of plastic.

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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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Frog Bit

Frog bit in water with flowers

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

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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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