Small/ Baby Pondweed
Small pondweed produces only submersed leaves that are light green and nearly three inches long.
Read MoreAmerican Pondweed
American pondweed (also called long-leaf 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 MoreParrot’s Feather
Parrot’s feather has feathered leaves that come above the water’s surface and can look like they are made of plastic.
Read MoreEurasian Watermilfoil
Eurasian watermilfoil has feather-like leaves with 14-20 pairs of leaflets whorled around the hollow stem along the entire length of the plant.
Read MoreSago Pondweed
Sago pondweed has many thread-like submersed leaves.
Read MoreRobbin’s Pondweed
Robbin’s pondweed has thick and course submersed leaves with a prominent yellow vein in the middle.
Read MoreFlat-Stem Pondweed
Flat-stem pondweed has both a flat stem and flat leaves with no floating leaves.
Read MoreEelgrass, Wild Celery
Eelgrass has long ribbon-like leaves with very distinctive veins like that of celery.
Read MoreLarge-Leaf Pondweed
Large-leaf pondweed has long, wide floating leaves that curl away from the stem.
Read MoreIllinois Pondweed
Illinois Pondweed has lance–shaped submerged leaves eight inches long that come to a point at the end.
Read MoreClasping-Leaf Pondweed
Clasping-leaf pondweed has short leaves with pointed tips that clasp around the stem.
Read MoreElodea
Elodea is a submerged plant that has three leaves per whorl and no midrib teeth.
Read MoreEgeria
Egeria is a submerged plant with three to six leaves per whorl and no midrib teeth.
Read MoreFanwort
Fanwort is a delicate, feathery-looking submerged weed.
Read MoreNorthern Watermilfoil
Northern watermilfoil has feather-like leaves with five to 12 pairs of leaflets whorled around the hollow stem along the entire length of the plant.
Read MoreBladderwort
Bladderwort has 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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