Water Hawthorn
Water hawthorn has oblong leathery green leaves that float on the water and white flowers on a two-forked spike that emerge slightly.
Read MoreMosaic Plant
Mosaic plant’s red and green leaves grow in a mosaic pattern that floats on the surface. One flower blooms per plant with 4 bright yellow petals.
Read MoreFloating 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 MoreFloating Primrose
Floating primrose’s leaves emerge from the water’s surface and the plant blooms with five-petal yellow flowers.
Read MoreParrot Feather
Parrot feather has feathered leaves that come above the water’s surface and can look like they are made of plastic.
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 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 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 MoreWater Stargrass
Water stargrass has thin green leaves and small, yellow, star shaped flowers.
Read MoreLarge Leaf Pondweed
Large leaf pondweed has long, wide floating leaves that curl away from the stem.
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