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 MoreParrot Feather
Parrot feather has feathered leaves that come above the water’s surface and can look like they are made of plastic.
Read MoreChara Algae
Chara appears like a submerged plant, but it is not truly rooted. Chara is branched with whorls of leaf-like structures.
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 MoreCommon Salvinia (Water Fern)
Salvinia is a free floating aquatic fern with two green lobes above the water.
Read MoreBladderwort
Bladderwort has yellow flowers and small bladders attached to the leaf like branches, which are alternately arranged.
Read MoreWater Buttercup
Water Buttercup has showy white or yellow flowers during the summer months and has finely divided leaves.
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