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Floating Plants

Floating plants may have roots that hang in the water, but the plant is not attached to the pond bottom. Lily pads are attached to the bottom and are considered emergent plants, not floating.

American Featherfoil

American featherfiol

Azolla (Mosquito Fern)

azollacu

Bladderwort

Common Salvinia

common_salvinia

Dotted Duckweed

Dotted duckweed

Duckweed

common_duckweed

Giant Duckweed

Giant Salvinia

giant_salvinia

Floating Crystalwort

floating crystalwort

Florida Mudmiget

florida mudmidget size

Rooted Water Hyacinth

rooted water hyacinth flower

Watermeal

watermeal close up

Water Hyacinth

Water Lettuce

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Photo Credits: The majority of the aquatic plant line drawings are the copyright of the University of Florida Center for Aquatic Plants (Gainsville). They are used with permission.

Aquatic plant photographs were provided by David Bayne, Jim Davis, Kelly Duffie, Billy Higginbotham, Michael Masser, John Clayton, Chetta Owens, Diane Smith, Joe Snow, Don Steinbach, Bridget Robinson Lassiter and Peter Woods.

You may use these photos, so long as you give credit to AquaPlant.

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