Leafy Pondweed

Isolated close up of leafy pondweed on white background.

Leafy pondweed has thread like branching stems. Submersed leaves are green to bronze, thin, and linear. Brown flowers grow in clusters.

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Horned Pondweed

Horned pondweed floating in a cluster at the surface of the water.

Horned pondweed roots, stems, and leaves are all long and thread like. It has tiny single flowers in May or June. The seeds are horn shaped.

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Waterthread Pondweed

Isolated close up of waterthread pondweed on white background.

Waterthread pondweed’s stems are thread like. Submersed leaves are thin and straight. Floating leaves are leathery with a rounded base.

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Ribbonleaf Pondweed

Close up of ribbonleaf pondweed from above.

Ribbonleaf pondweed’s submersed leaves are floppy and bright green to reddish. They grow two to 10 inches long and nearly a half inch wide.

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Widgeon Grass

Mat of widgeon grass floating at the surface of the water.

Widgeon grass has thin branched stems and sharp pointed leaves that are thread like. Flower spikes can emerge slightly and are brown to yellow.

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Variable Leaf Watermilfoil

Variable leaf watermilfoil in an aquarium.

Variable leaf watermilfoil has thick reddish stems and can have submersed and emersed leaves that are feathery, limp, and deeply divided.

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Duck Lettuce

Duck lettuce floating in water with leaves and two flowers.

Young duck lettuce leaves are linear and become oblong, oval, or heart shaped as they mature. Some flowers stand above the surface with white petals.

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Small Pondweed

Small pondweed produces only submersed leaves that are light green and nearly three inches long and less than a quarter inch wide.

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Sago Pondweed

Sago Pondweed

Sago pondweed has many thread like submersed leaves that alternate and grow up to six inches long with a sharp point on the end.

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Robbin’s Pondweed

Robbins Pondweed

Robbin’s pondweed has thick and coarse submersed leaves with a prominent yellow vein in the middle.

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