by travis | May 13, 2018
Emergent Weeds Cattails Cattails are common emergent aquatic plants found throughout North America. They are native perennials that grow in moist soil and have adapted to grow in water depths up to a few feet. Cattails have a unique flowering spike and flat,...
by travis | May 13, 2018
Submersed Plants Curly-Leaf Pondweed Curly-leaf pondweed has a very distinct appearance with crinkled, oblong, blue-green leaves that attach to its spaghetti like stems in an alternate pattern. Curly-leaf pondweed produces small flowers that are arranged on dense...
by travis | May 13, 2018
Algae Algae are very primitive plants. Some algae are microscopic (Planktonic algae), others are thin and stringy or hair-like (Filamentous Algae), while still others are large and resemble higher plants but without true roots (chara). Chara Because of its size and...
by travis | May 13, 2018
Floating Weeds Duckweed Duckweed has small, single or grouped, clover-like floating leaves, with a root that hangs from the underside of the plant. Duckweed and watermeal are the smallest aquatic plants known. Duckweed reproduces by budding and fragmentation. These...
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