Aquatic & Semi-Aquatic Plants

Bacopa (Water Hyssop, Waterhyssop)
Bacopa spp.

Blanket Weed (String Algae, Mermaid Hair, Pond Scum)
Cladophora spp. Spirogyra spp., Mougeotia

Bulrush (Bullrush, Cattail, Reed Mace)
Typha spp.

Burr Marigold (Three-lobe Beggarticks, Water Agrimony)
Bidens tripartita

Cabomba (Fanwort)
Cabomba caroliniana

Cape Pondweed (Cape Pond Weed, Water Hawthorn, Waterblommetjies)
Aponogeton distachyos, syn. Aponogeton distachyum

Chameleon Plant
Houttuynia cordata

Duckweed (Duck Weed)
Spirodela; Landoltia; Lemna; Wolffiella; Wolffia

Elodea (Waterweed, Anacharis)
Elodea spp., syn. Anacharis

Fairy Moss (Mosquito Fern)
Azolla spp.

Fiber Optic Grass (Rusty Sedge)
Scirpus filiformis; Isolepsis gracilis

Himalayan Balsam (Policeman's Helmet, Poor Man's Orchid)
Impatiens glandulifera

Hornwort
Ceratophyllum spp.

Horsetail
Equisetum spp.

Iris (Yellow Flag, Flag Iris, Water Iris, Water Flag)
Iris pseudacorus; I. laevigatae; I. versicolour; I. virginica

Juncus (Rush)
Juncus spp.

Marsh Marigold (Kingcup)
Caltha palustris

Mazus
Mazus reptans

Parrot Feather (Water Milfoil)
Myriophyllum aquaticum

Purple Loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria

Water Chestnut (Water Caltrop, European Water Chestnut, Jesuit Nut)
Trapa natans; Trapa bispinosa

Water Hyacinth
Eichhornia spp; esp. Eichhornia crassipes

Water Lettuce (Water Cabbage, Nile Cabbage, Pistia)
Pistia stratiotes

Water Lily (Aquatic Lily, Pond Lily, Lotus, Sacred Water Lotus)
Nymphaea spp., Nelumbo spp., Barclaya spp., Nuphar spp., Ondinea spp., Victoria spp.

Water Plantain (Common Water Plantain, Mad Dog Weed, Devil's Spoons)
Alisma spp., esp. Alisma plantago-aquatica, Alisma subcordatum, Alisma triviale, and Alisma lanceolatum

Watercress
Nasturtium officinale; syn. Nasturtium microphyllum, Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum