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Emergent Plants

Emergent plants are rooted with stiff or firm stems and stand above the water surface, like cattails, but in some cases can be found submerged such as during a high water event. Lily pads are also emergent plants.

Air Potato

air potato

Alligator Weed

alligator weed top view

American Bur-Reed

american bur-reed

American Lotus

american_lotus_index

American Water Plantain

Arrowhead

arrowhead

Beaksedge

Beaksedge up close

Birdbill Dayflower

Birdbill dayflower

Blue Flag

blue flag flower up close

Black Mangrove

black mangrove

Bogbutton

bog button up close

Brazilian Pepper Tree

brazilian peppertree up close

Bulrush

close up bulrush

Bur Marigold

bur marigole full flower

Bur Marigold may also be submerged under certain conditions.

Buttonbush

buttonbush side view

Cattail

cattails up close

Carolina Pony's Foot

carolina pony's foot size

Carolina Redroot

carolina red root

Chinese Tallow, Popcorn Tree

full Chinese Tallow tree

Cogongrass

cogongrass

Combleaf Mermaidweed

combleaf mermaidweed

Common Reed

tops of common reed

Common Rush

a few common rush

Cordgrass

cordgrass close up

Cow Lily, Spatterdock

Spatterdock

Creeping Burhead

creeping burhead

Dodder

dodder along bank

Dollar Bonnet, Water Shield

close up water shield

Egyptian Panicgrass

egyptian panic grass

Elephant Ear

top of elephant ear leaf

Flat Sedge

flat sedge

Floating Heart

little floating heart

Flowering Rush

flowering rush on land

Frog's-Bit

frogs-bit_vidx

Giant Cane

close up giant cane

Giant Cut Grass

giant cut grass

Giant Reed

Giant Reed

Golden Canna

golden canna side view

Green Arrow Arum

Arrow arum full view

Honeysuckle

Coral honeysuckle flower

Horsetail

horsetail along bank

Japanese Climbing Fern

japanese climbing fern

Lizard's Tail

lizard's tail up close

Loosestrife

winged loosestrife flower

Mare's-tail

mare's tail full view

Milkweed

Few flowered milkweed flower

Mud Plantain

mudplantain full view

Panic Grass

maidencane in field

Pickerelweed

pickerelweed flower

Pipewort

pipewort full view_resized

Privet

Chinese privet side view

Rattlebox

Salt Cedar

salt cedar full view

Salt Grass

salt grass full view

Sedges

Silk Tree

Silk tree close up

Shade Mudflower

Shade mudflower covering water

Smartweed

smartweed flower

Southern Cut Grass

southern cut grass

Southern Watergrass

floating southern watergrass

Spike Rush

spike_rush

Spotted Water Hemlock

water hemlock flower

St. John's Wort

St johns wort top view

Swamp Lily

swamp lily flower

Swamp Loosestrife

swamp loosetrife flower

Sweet Flag

sweetflag full view

Texas Spider Lily

Texas Spider Lily

Three-Square

Three square side view

Three-Way Sedge

three-way sedge full view

Turtleweed

turtleweed side view

Tropical Spiderwort

tropical spiderwort top view

Trumpet Vine

Trumpet Vine with flowers

Virginia Buttonweed

virginia buttonweed top view

Water Clover

Water Clover

Watercress

watercress flower

Water Lily

white_water_lily

Waterhyssop

Bacopa

Waterleaf

waterleaf in water

Water Pennywort

water pennywort top view

Water Primrose

water primrose flower

Waterspider Orchid

waterspider orchid side view

Water Stargrass

Water stargrass

Water Taro

water taro side view

Water-Willow

water willow in water

Wild Rice

annual wild rice side view

Willow

full willow tree

Yellowcress

yellowcress top view

Yellow-Eyed Grass

Yellow-eyed grass

Yellow Flag

yellow flag
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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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