Aquatic Plants

To help you identify what aquatic plants you have in your lake or pond, we have created the tools below. If you have a good close-up photo of your plant, our Reverse Image Search does the work for you. Simply upload your photo using the submission box below. Otherwise, consult ourย Aquatic Plant Digital Field Guideย to determine what plant(s) you have based on observable characteristics.

Reverse Image Search Aquatic Plant Identifier



Aquatic Plant Identifier Digital Field Guide

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Free Floating Plants

Submersed Plants

Rooted Floating Plants

Emergent Plants

Water Color/Quality

One flat stem pondweed stem with leaves and a nickel on white background.

Flat Stem Pondweed

Group of eelgrass underwater.

Eelgrass (Vallisneria)

tapegrass, wild celery
Curly leaf pondweed floating on water.

Curly Leaf Pondweed

crispy-leaved pondweed, crisped pondweed, curly pondweed
White stem pondweed close up.

White Stem Pondweed

Group of large leaf pondweed.

Large Leaf Pondweed

Illinois pondweed under water surface.

Illinois Pondweed

Two frog bit flowers emerged with four leaves and duckweed floating.

Frog Bit

frog's bit, American frog's bit, common frog bit
Extreme close up of clasping leaf pondweed stem and leaves.

Clasping Leaf Pondweed

perfoliate pondweed, redhead grass, clasping leaved pondweed
Spatterdock in pond with budding flower.

Spatterdock

cow lily, yellow pond lily, yellow cow lily, bullhead lily, brandy bottle, variegated yellow pond lily
Close up of common Salvinia in hand.

Common Salvinia (Water Fern)

water spangles, water velvet
Clump of Hydrilla on rocks.

Hydrilla

Florida Elodea, water thyme, Indian star-vine
Group of elodea.

Elodea

Canadian waterweed, common Elodea
Egeria extreme close up on fingers.

Egeria

Brazilian Elodea, leafy Elodea, dense waterweed, Brazilian waterweed
Southern naiad leaves.

Southern Naiad (Bushy Pondweed)

bushy pondweed, guppy grass
American bur reed with some flowers spent.

American Bur Reed

Carolina fanwort in aquarium close up.

Carolina Fanwort

fanwort, Carolina water shield, green Cabomba, Cabomba
Coontail with red pods.

Coontail

hornwort, coon's tail
Northern watermilfoil single plant close up on white background with single node.

Northern Watermilfoil

common watermilfoil, shortspike watermilfoil
Bladderwort plants in dirty water.

Bladderwort

Cluster of water buttercup flowers.

Water Buttercup

white water crowfoot, yellow water buttercup