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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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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Bulltongue Arrowhead

Bulltongue arrowhead in water with a few flowers.

Bulltongue arrowhead has firm leaves that taper at both ends. Leaves can grow a foot long and three inches wide. Flowers have three white petals.

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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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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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