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Submerged Plants

Submerged plants are rooted plants with flaccid or limp stems and most of their vegetative mass is below the water surface, although small portions may stick above the water.

American Pondweed

American pondweed

Asian Marshweed

asian marshweed

Baby Pondweed

Brittle Naiad, Marine Naiad

brittle naiad

Brittle Waternymph

brittle waternymph harvested

Bushy Pondweed, Southern Naiad

southern-naiad

Cabomba, Fanwort

fanwort

Coontail

coontail

Curly-leaf Pondweed

Cutleaf Watermilfoil

Cutleaf Watermilfoil

East Indian Hygrophila, Hygro

hygro-submersed

Eelgrass

eelgrass_

Egeria

egeria

Elodea

close up elodea being held

Eurasian Watermilfoil

Eurasian watermilfoil up close

Fineleaf Pondweed

Fineleaf Pondweed

Floating Pondweed

Floating Pondweed

Gulf Swampweed

Gulf Swampweed Locations in Southeast US

Horned Pondweed

Horned Pondweed

Hydrilla

hydrilla

Illinois Pondweed

illinois_pondweed

Indian Swampweed

Large-leaf Pondweed

Large Leaf Pondweed

Leafy Pondweed

Leafy Pondweed

Parrot's-feather

branch of parrot's-feather

Ribbonleaf Pondweed

Ribbonleaf Pondweed

Richardson's Pondweed

Richardson's Pondweed

Sago Pondweed

sago pondweed flowers up close

Spotted Pondweed

Spotted Pondweed

Starhorn

Starhorn Locations in Southeast US

Variable-leaf Pondweed

variable-leaf pondweed covering water

Variable-leaf Watermilfoil

variable-leaf_watermilfoil

Waterthread Pondweed

close up variable-leaf pondweed

Water Wisteria

Water Wysteria Locations in Southeast US

Widgeon Grass

widgeon grass size comparison

Willow-leafed Hygrophila

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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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