Aquatic plant taxonomy scientific names

watershield

Brasenia schreberi

stoneworts

Chara

waterweed

Elodea canadensis

water stargrass

Heteranthera dubia

duckweed

Lemna

Eurasian watermilfoil

M. spicatum

slender naiad

Najas flexilis

white water lily

Nymphaea odorata

bullhead pond lily

Nuphar variegata

water smartweed

Persicaria amphibia

variable pondweed

P. gramineus

Illinois pondweed

P. illinoensis

clasping-leaf pondweed

P. richardsonii

flat-stem pondweed

P. zosteriformis

Flat-leaf bladderwort

Utricularia intermedia

Common bladderwort

Utricularia macrorhiza

water celery

Vallisneria americana

nodding beggar-ticks

Bidens cernua

beggar-ticks

Bidens spp

bog rosemary

Andromeda glaucophylla

swamp milkweed

Asclepias incarnata

water arum

Calla palustris

sedge

Carex

leatherleaf

Chamaedaphne calyculata

bulblet water hemlock

Cicuta bulbifera

sundew

Drosera

spikerushes

Eleocharis

cottongrass

Eriophorum

jewelweed

Impatiens capensis

blue-flag Iris

Iris versicolor

rice cut-grass

Leersia oryzoides

water horehound

Lycopus uniflorus

sensitive fern

Onoclea sensibilis

pickerelweed

Pontederia cordata

arrowhead

Sagittaria

pitcher plant

Sarracenia purpurea

hard-stem bulrush

Schoenoplectus acutus

peat mosses

Sphagnum

narrow-leaf cattail

Typha angustifolia

broad-leaf cattail

Typha latifolia

Vaccinium

cranberry, blueberry