Cattails

Cattails with bright green leaves at water's edge.

Cattails are most easily identified by their brown, cylindrical flowers.

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Bulrush

Bulrush seeds heads close up.

Bulrushes are long grass like plants with brown spiky flowers that bloom in spring.

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Watershield

Watershield group tangled.

Watershield’s floating leaves are smaller than lilies, green on the top and brown and slimy on the bottom; flowers are typically brownish.

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Water Lily

Water lily pads with flower.

Water lilies are rooted with large round leaves that have a notch in them; they flower in summer.

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Frog Bit

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

Frog bit is an emergent aquatic plant with round to heart shaped leaves and white flowers.

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Spatterdock

Spatterdock in pond with budding flower.

Spatterdock has yellow flowers and large heart shaped leaves that float on the water or stand up some.

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