Water Hawthorn

Water hawthorn close up with flowers emerging

Water hawthorn has oblong leathery green leaves that float on the water and white flowers on a two-forked spike that emerge slightly.

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Mosaic Plant

Mosaic plant singular with only a few red leaves

Mosaic plant’s red and green leaves grow in a mosaic pattern that floats on the surface. One flower blooms per plant with 4 bright yellow petals.

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Floating Watermoss

Close up of floating watermoss with some duckweed around.

Floating watermoss has two upper lobes that are hairy and a lower lobe that acts like roots. The rows of opposite lobes form a cross shape on the water.

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Giant Salvinia

Close up of giant salvinia in various life stages.

Giant Salvinia is a small floating fern with two small, simple lobes as leaves. Some leaves modify to act as roots that branch horizontally.

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Pond Water Starwort

Pond water starwort in shallow water.

Pond water starwort has long, thin submersed leaves and floating leaves that resemble a four leaf clover. White flowers are held above water.

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Floating Crystalwort

Floating crystalwort close up.

Floating crystalwort forms green mats under or on the water’s surface. The stem and leaves all look the same with forked branches.

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American Pondweed

American pondweed close in small cluster.

American Pondweed has elliptical shaped floating leaves that are green and often have brown spots.

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Floating Leaf Pondweed

Floating leaf pondweed with flower spikes close up on top of the water.

Floating leaf pondweed has long, narrow, stiff submersed leaves and two to four inch long floating leaves on long stalks.

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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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Duckweed

Duckweed on fingertips.

Duckweed is a small free floating plant that resembles clovers and has short roots.

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Mosquito Fern

Mosquito fern red and green colors.

Mosquito fern floats on the surface, forming large colonies, and can be green or red to brown.

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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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