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Explore a variety of emergent plant species along the shoreline, from arrowhead to smartweed. Learn about their unique characteristics and habitats in this informative guide.
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broadleaved arrow-head Sagittaria latifolia • Arrow-shaped • leaves • White flower • with 3 petals
water-arum Calla palustris
swamp beggar-ticks Bidens cernua http://www.missouriplants.com/Yellowopp/Bidens_cernua_page.html
jewelweed (spotted touch-me-not) Impatiens capensis • Can help relieve • itching (maybe • from stinging • nettle) • Bright orange • spotted flowers
water-shield Brasenia schreberi • Oval-shaped pads • Stem arises from • middle of plant • No slits in leaf • Stem and leaf • underside covered • in thick slime
sedge Carex spp. • Can look like Iris • and/or Typha • BUT!!!! • Triangular shape to • leaf
reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea • Swollen nodes • Often times top • seed stalk is at an • angle from the rest • of the plant http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.plant-identification.co.uk/images/gramineae/phalaris-arundinacea-1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://
Eurasian watermilfoil Myriophyllum spicatum • Feathery look • Usually a red stem • Can form flower stalk like many • other Potamogetons • Best way to tell this plant from • Northern milfoil… when Eurasian • is pulled out of the water it goes • limp. When Northern milfoil is • pulled out it holds it’s form.
northern blue flag iris Iris versicolor • Leaves are folded at the midribs • so they overlap each other • Smooth, sword-like leaves
lesser duckweed Lemna minor • One of the smallest • duckweeds • Has long hanging roots • but smaller and • shorter roots than • other duckweeds • Used in many studies, • including Dave Tillman’s • ecology course
purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria • Very invasive • Looks a bit like fireweed, don’t get • them confused
white water lily Nymphaea odorata • Round floating-leaf with a slit • Round stem • White, showy and fragrant flowers
smartweed Polygonum spp.
pickerelweed Pontederia cordata • Emergent vegetation • Bright purple flower • stalks
pondweed Potamogeton spp.
cattail Typha spp.
willow Salix spp. http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=86
speckled alder Alnus incana http://www.rook.org/earl/bwca/nature/shrubs/alnusincana.html