Floating Watermoss
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.
Read MoreGiant Salvinia
Giant Salvinia is a small floating fern with two small, simple lobes as leaves. Some leaves modify to act as roots that branch horizontally.
Read MorePond Water Starwort
Pond water starwort has long, thin submersed leaves and floating leaves that resemble a four leaf clover. White flowers are held above water.
Read MoreFloating Crystalwort
Floating crystalwort forms green mats under or on the water’s surface. The stem and leaves all look the same with forked branches.
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 MoreAmerican Pondweed
American Pondweed has elliptical shaped floating leaves that are green and often have brown spots.
Read MoreFloating Leaf Pondweed
Floating leaf pondweed has long, narrow, stiff submersed leaves and two to four inch long floating leaves on long stalks.
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 MoreDuckweed
Duckweed is a small free floating plant that resembles clovers and has short roots.
Read MoreMosquito Fern
Mosquito fern floats on the surface, forming large colonies, and can be green or red to brown.
Read MoreLarge Leaf Pondweed
Large leaf pondweed has long, wide floating leaves that curl away from the stem.
Read MoreSpatterdock
Spatterdock has large heart shaped leaves that float on the water or stand up some and yellow flowers.
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