Aquatic Plant
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Elodea (SAV) | water weed a. aquarium plant |
| Myriophyllum (SAV) | water milfoil a. nuisance in ponds |
| Vallisneria (SAV) | wild celery |
| Nymphaea (Rooted Floating-Leaved) | water lily |
| Nuphar (Rooted Floating-Leaved) | yellow water lily a. Rockland & Congers Lakes |
| Trapa (Rooted Floating-Leaved) | water chestnut a. nuisance in the Hudson |
| Nelumbo (Rooted Floating-Leaved) | lotus a. temple gardens |
| Lemna (Unrooted Floating) | duckweed a. smallest flowering plant |
| Eichornia (Unrooted Floating) | water hyacinth a. takes over ponds |
| Typha (Emergent) | cattail a.k.a. corndog a. high value to wildlife |
| Phragmites (Emergent) | reed a. invasive, replaces cattails b. lower value to wildlife |
| Juncus (Emergent) | rush a. stems are round |
| Carex (Emergent) | sedge a. stems are triangular |
| Sagittaria (Emergent) | arrowhead |
| Lythrum (Emergent) | purple loosestrife a. introduced from Eurasia |
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