Plant Identification

Submerged Plants

Submerged Plants are rooted plants with most of their vegetative mass below the water surface, although some portions may stick above the water. One discerning characteristic of submerged plants is their flaccid or soft stems, which is why they do not usually rise above the water's surface.

If you know the plant name, click on Submerged Plant Index to see a list of the submerged plants. This list has the submerged plants listed in alphabetical order and by common name. If you would like to see pictures of many submerged plants, click on Visual Identification.

Submerged Plant Index

"" indicates Non-Native plants.
American Pondweed Baby Pondweed Brittle Naiad (Marine Naiad) Bushy Pondweed (Southern Naiad) Cabomba (Fanwort) Coontail Curly-Leafed Pondweed Eelgrass Egeria Elodea Eurasian Watermilfoil	Fanwort (Cabomba) Hydrilla Illinois Pondweed Marine Naiad (Brittle Naiad) Parrotfeather Sago Pondweed Southern Naiad (Bushy Pondweed) Variable-Leaf Pondweed Variable-Leaf Watermilfoil Waterstargrass Widgeon Grass

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