List of Flora
for Ponds & Small Lakes
| –––– Pond & Small Lake Flora –––– | |
| Scientific Name | Common Name |
| Acalypha virginica §§ | Three-Seeded Mercury |
| Acorus calamus ** § (including Acorus americanus) |
Sweet Flag |
| Agalinis tenuifolia §§ (sandy soil) |
Slender Gerardia |
| Alisma subcordatum ** § | Water Plantain |
| Alisma triviale ** § | Large-Flowered Water Plantain |
| Alopecurus aequalis ** § §§ | Short-Awned Foxtail |
| Amaranthus rudis § (disturbed areas) |
Water Hemp |
| Amaranthus tubeculatus § (disturbed areas) |
Western Water Hemp |
| Ammannia coccinea § (including Ammannia robusta) |
Scarlet Toothcup |
| Amorpha fruticosa §§ | False Indigo |
| Apocynum cannabinum §§ (including Apocynum sibiricum) |
Common Dogbane |
| Arnoglossum plantagineum §§ | Prairie Indian Plantain |
| Asclepias incarnata § §§ | Swamp Milkweed |
| Aster dumosus §§ (sandy soil) |
Rice Button Aster |
| Aster lanceolatus §§ | Panicled Aster |
| Aster novae-angliae §§ | New England Aster |
| Aster praealtus §§ | Willow Aster |
| Aster puniceus §§ (including Aster firmus) |
Swamp Aster |
| Azolla caroliniana * ** | Mosquito Fern |
| Azolla mexicana * ** | Mosquito Fern |
| Bacopa rotundifolia ** § | Water Hyssop |
| Berula erecta § | Low Water Parsnip |
| Bidens spp. §§ | Swamp Marigold, Beggar's Ticks, etc. |
| Bidens aristosa §§ | Swamp Marigold |
| Bidens cernua § | Nodding Bur-Marigold |
| Bidens frondosa §§ | Common Beggar's Ticks |
| Bolboschoenus fluviatilis
** § (formerly Scirpus fluviatilis) |
River Bulrush |
| Bolboschoenus maritimus § (sandy soil) |
Bayonet Grass |
| Boltonia asterioides §§ | False Aster |
| Brasenia schreberi * ** | Water Shield |
| Callitriche verna ** | Common Water Starwort |
| Callitriche heterophylla ** | Large Water Starwort |
| Calystegia sepium §§ | Hedge Bindweed |
| Cabomba caroliniana * ** | Carolina Fanwort |
| Campanula aparinoides §§ (including Campanula uliginosa) |
Marsh Bellflower |
| Carex spp. § §§ | Sedge spp. |
| Carex aquatilis substricta § §§ | Aquatic Sedge |
| Carex comosa § §§ | Porcupine Sedge |
| Carex crinita § §§ | Fringed Sedge |
| Carex lacustris ** § | Lake Sedge |
| Carex laeviconica §§ | Plains Slough Sedge |
| Carex lasiocarpa americana §§ | Hairy-Fruited Sedge |
| Carex lupuliformis §§ (some shade) |
Hop-Like Sedge |
| Carex lupulina §§ (some shade) |
Hop Sedge |
| Carex lurida §§ | Sallow Sedge |
| Carex muskingumensis §§ (some shade) |
Muskingum Sedge |
| Carex scoparia §§ | Pointed Broom Sedge |
| Carex vulpinioidea §§ | Foxtail Sedge |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis ** § | Buttonbush |
| Ceratophyllum demersum * ** | Coontail |
| Ceratophyllum echinatum * ** | Spiny Coontail |
| Chelone glabra § §§ | White Turtlehead |
| Chelone obliqua §§ (some shade) |
Pink Turtlehead |
| Cicuta bulbifera § | Bulblet Water Hemlock |
| Cicuta maculata § §§ | Water Hemlock |
| Conoclinium coelestinum § §§ | Mistflower |
| Cornus obliqua §§ | Pale Dogwood |
| Cuscuta cephalanthi §§ | Buttonbush Dodder |
| Cuscuta polygonorum §§ | Smartweed Dodder |
| Cyperus bipartitus § (formerly Cyperus rivularis) |
Brook Flatsedge |
| Cyperus diandrus § | Low Flatsedge |
| Cyperus engelmanni § | Engelmann's Flatsedge |
| Cyperus strigosus § | Straw-Colored Flatsedge |
| Cypripedium parviflorum §§ | Small Lady's Slipper Orchid |
| Decodon verticillatus § (some shade) |
Swamp Loosestrife |
| Didiplis diandra ** | Water Purslane |
| Doellingeria umbellata §§ (formerly Aster umbellata) (sandy areas) |
Flat-Topped Aster |
| Echinochloa muricata muricata § §§ | Awned Barnyard Grass |
| Echinochloa muricata weigandii § §§ | Awnless Barnyard Grass |
| Echinochloa walteri § §§ | Wild Millet |
| Echinodorus berteroi § | Tall Bur-Head |
| Echinodorus cordifolius § | Creeping Bur-Head |
| Echinodorus tenellus § | Small Bur-Head |
| Eclipta prostrata § | Yerba-de-Tajo |
| Elatine triandra ** | Waterwort |
| Eleocharis spp. ** § | Spike-Rush spp. |
| Eleocharis ovata § (different varieties) |
Blunt Spike -Rush |
| Eleocharis palustris ** § | Marsh Spike-Rush |
| Elodea canadensis * ** | Common Waterweed |
| Elodea nuttallii * ** | Nuttall's Waterweed |
| Epilobium spp. §§ | Willow-Herb spp. |
| Epilobium angustifolium §§ (sandy soil) |
Fireweed |
| Equisetum × ferrisii § | Intermediate Scouring Rush |
| Equisetum fluviatile ** § | Water Horsestail |
| Equisetum hyemale affine ** § | Scouring Rush |
| Equisetum laevigatum § §§ | Smooth Scouring Rush |
| Equisetum variegatum § (sandy soil) |
Variegated Scouring Rush |
| Eragrostis reptans § (sandy soil) |
Pony Grass |
| Erigeron philadelphicus §§ | Marsh Fleabane |
| Eriocaulon aquaticum § (sandy soil) |
Pipewort |
| Eryngium prostratum § | Spreading Eryngo |
| Eupatoriadelphus fistulosus
§§ (formerly Eupatorium fistulosum) (some shade) |
Hollow-Stemmed Joe-Pye Weed |
| Eupatoriadelphus maculatus
§§ (formerly Eupatorium maculatum) |
Spotted Joe-Pye Weed |
| Eupatorium perfoliatum § §§ | Common Boneset |
| Euthamia graminifolia §§ (formerly Solidago graminifolia) |
Grass-Leaved Goldenrod |
| Fuirena scirpoides § | Umbrella Grass |
| Galium obtusum §§ | Wild Madder |
| Galium tinctorium §§ | Stiff Bedstraw |
| Gentiana andrewsii §§ | Bottle Gentian |
| Gentiana crinita §§ | Fringed Gentian |
| Glyceria spp. § §§ | Manna Grass spp. |
| Glyceria septentrionalis § §§ | Eastern Manna Grass |
| Gratiola aurea § (sandy soil) |
Golden Pert |
| Gratiola neglecta § | Clammy Hedge Hyssop |
| Gratiola virginiana § | Round-Fruited Hedge Hyssop |
| Helenium autumnale § §§ | Sneezeweed |
| Hemicarpha drummondii § (sandy soil) |
Drummond's Hemicarpha |
| Heteranthera spp. ** § | Mud Plantain spp. |
| Heteranthera limosa ** § | Mud Plantain spp. |
| Hibiscus laevis § §§ | Halberd-Leaved Rose Mallow |
| Hibiscus lasiocarpus § §§ | Downy Rose Mallow |
| Hibiscus moscheutos § §§ | Swamp Rose Mallow |
| Hippurus vulgaris ** | Mare's Tail |
| Hottonia inflata ** (some shade) |
Featherfoil |
| Hydrocotyle ranunculoides ** § | Water Pennywort sp. |
| Hydrocotyle umbellata § | Water Pennywort sp. |
| Hypericum adpressum §§ | Creeping St. John's Wort |
| Hypericum boreale § §§ (sandy soil) |
Northern St. John's Wort |
| Hypericum canadense § §§ (sandy soil) |
Canada St. John's Wort |
| Hypericum gymnanthum § §§ | Small St. John's Wort |
| Hypericum mutilum §§ (sandy soil) (some shade) |
Weak-Stemmed St. John's Wort |
| Impatiens capensis § §§ (some shade) |
Orange Jewelweed |
| Iris brevicaulis § §§ (sandy or gravelly soil) |
Wild Blue Iris |
| Iris virginica shrevei § §§ | Blue Flag Iris |
| Isoetes melanopoda ** § | Black-Based Quillwort |
| Juncus acuminatus § | Pointed Rush |
| Juncus alpinoarticulatus § (sandy soil) |
Alpine Rush |
| Juncus balticus § (sandy soil) |
Baltic Rush |
| Juncus brachycephalus § | Short-Headed Rush |
| Juncus dudleyi § §§ | Dudley's Rush |
| Juncus effusus ** § | Soft Rush |
| Juncus marginatus § (sandy soil) |
Grass-Leaved Rush |
| Juncus nodatus § | Stout Rush |
| Juncus nodosus § (sandy soil) |
Knotted Rush |
| Juncus torreyi § §§ | Torrey's Rush |
| Juncus vaseyi § | Vasey's Rush |
| Justicia americana ** § | Water Willow |
| Lathyrus palustris §§ | Marsh Vetchling |
| Leersia lenticularis § §§ | Catchfly Grass |
| Leersia oryzoides § §§ | Rice Cut Grass |
| Lemna spp. * ** | Duckweed spp. |
| Lemna minor * ** | Lesser Duckweed |
| Lemna trisulca * ** | Star Duckweed |
| Leptochloa attenuata § (sandy soil) |
Sprangletop |
| Leucospora multifida § (some shade) |
Conobea |
| Limnobium spongia ** * (some shade) |
Sponge Plant |
| Lindernia anagallidea § | Slender False Pimpernel |
| Lindernia dubia § | False Pimpernel |
| Lipocarpha maculata § | Spotted Lipocarpha |
| Lobelia cardinalis §§ | Cardinal Flower |
| Lobelia siphilitica §§ (some shade) |
Great Blue Lobelia |
| Ludwigia palustris ** § | Marsh Purslane |
| Ludwigia peploides glabrescens ** § | Creeping Water Primrose |
| Ludwigia polycarpa § | False Loosestrife |
| Lycopus americanus § | Common Bugleweed |
| Lycopus asper § | Western Bugleweed |
| Lycopus virginicus § | Virginia Bugleweed |
| Lysimachia hybrida § §§ | Mississippi Valley Loosestrife |
| Lysimachia quadriflora §§ | Prairie Loosestrife |
| Lysimachia thyrsiflora § §§ | Tufted Loosestrife |
| Lythrum alatum § §§ | Winged Loosestrife |
| Megalodonta beckii * ** | Water Marigold |
| Mimulus alatus § §§ | Winged Monkey Flower |
| Mimulus ringens § §§ | Monkey Flower |
| Muhlenbergia frondosa §§ | Common Satin Grass |
| Muhlenbergia racemosa §§ | Marsh Muhly |
| Myriophyllum spp. * ** | Water Milfoil spp. |
| Najas spp. ** | Naiad spp. |
| Najas flexilis ** | Naiad sp. |
| Neobeckia aquatica ** | Lake Cress |
| Nelumbo lutea * | American Lotus |
| Nuphar advena * | Spatterdock |
| Nuphar variegata * | Bullhead Water Lily |
| Nymphaea odorata * | Fragrant Water Lily |
| Nymphaea tuberosa * | White Water Lily |
| Oldenlandia uniflora § | One-Flowered Oldenlandia |
| Onoclea sensibilis §§ (sandy soil) |
Sensitive Fern |
| Oxypolis rigidior § §§ (sandy soil) |
Cowbane |
| Panicum dichotomiflorum § §§ (disturbed areas) |
Fall Panicum |
| Panicum rigidulum § §§ | Munro Grass |
| Paspalum floridanum §§ (sandy soil) |
Giant Bead Grass |
| Paspalum fluitans ** § (sheltered shaded areas) |
Swamp Bead Grass |
| Pedicularis lanceolata §§ (sandy soil) |
Swamp Betony |
| Peltandra virginica ** § (partial shade) |
Arrow Arum |
| Penthorum sedoides § §§ | Ditch Stonecrop |
| Peplis diandra ** § | Water Purslane |
| Persicaria amphibium * ** | Water Smartweed |
| Persicaria hydropiperoides ** § §§ | Mild Water Pepper |
| Persicaria lapathifolia § §§ | Pale Smartweed |
| Persicaria pensylvanica § §§ | Pennsylvania Smartweed |
| Persicaria punctata § §§ | Dotted Smartweed |
| Poa palustris §§ | Fowl Bluegrass |
| Phalaris arundinacea § §§ | Reed Canary Grass |
| Phragmites australis ** § | Common Reed (or Giant Reed) |
| Phyla lanceolata § §§ | Fogfruit (or Frogfruit) |
| Platanthera blephariglottis
§§ (sandy soil) |
White-Fringed Orchid |
| Platanthera ciliaris §§ (sandy soil) |
Orange-Fringed Orchid |
| Platanthera lacera §§ (sandy soil) |
Green-Fringed Orchid |
| Platanthera peramoena §§ | Purple Fringeless Orchid |
| Pluchea camphorata §§ | Camphorweed (or Stinkweed) |
| Pontederia cordata ** § | Pickerelweed |
| Populus deltoides §§ | Eastern Cottonwood |
| Potamogeton spp. | Pondweed spp. |
| Potamogeton foliosus * ** | Leafy Pondweed |
| Potamogeton illinoensis * ** | Illinois Pondweed |
| Potamogeton nodosus * ** | Long-Leaved Pondweed |
| Potamogeton pulcher * ** | Spotted Pondweed |
| Potamogeton pusillus * ** | Little Pondweed |
| Potamogeton zosteriformis * ** | Flat-Stemmed Pondweed |
| Proserpinacea palustris ** § | Mermaid Weed |
| Ranunculus flabellaris * ** | Yellow Water Buttercup |
| Ranunculus gmelinii hookeri ** | Small Yellow Water Buttercup |
| Ranunculus longirostris * ** | Stiff White Water Buttercup |
| Ranunculus trichophyllus * ** | White Water Buttercup |
| Rorippa palustris § §§ | Common Yellow Cress |
| Rorippa sessiliflora § §§ | Sessile-Flowered Yellow Cress |
| Rosa palustris §§ | Swamp Rose |
| Rotala ramosior § | Wheelwort |
| Rumex altissimus §§ | Pale Dock |
| Rumex orbiculatus § §§ | Great Water Dock |
| Rumex verticillatus § §§ | Swamp Dock |
| Sabatia angularis § §§ (sandy soil) |
Marsh Rose-Pink |
| Sagittaria spp. ** § | Arrow-Head spp. |
| Sagittaria graminea ** § | Grass-Leaved Arrow-Head |
| Sagittaria latifolia ** § | Common Arrow-Head |
| Salix amygdaloides §§ (some shade) |
Peach-Leaved Willow |
| Salix discolor §§ | Pussy Willow |
| Salix glaucophylloides § §§ (calcareous sandy soil) |
Blue-Leaved Willow |
| Salix interior § §§ | Sandbar Willow |
| Salix petiolaris §§ | Meadow Willow |
| Salix rigida §§ | Heart-Leaved Willow |
| Samolus parviflorus ** § (some shade) |
Brookweed |
| Saxifraga pensylvanica §§ | Swamp Saxifrage |
| Schoenoplectus acutus ** (formerly Scripus acutus) |
Hard-Stemmed Bulrush |
| Schoenoplectus hallii § | Hall's Bulrush |
| Schoenoplectus heterochaetus § | Slender Bulrush |
| Schoenoplectus pungens ** § (formerly Scirpus americanus) |
Three-Square |
| Schoenoplectus smithii § | Smith's Bulrush |
| Schoenoplectus
tabernaemontani ** § (formerly Scirpus validus) |
Soft-Stemmed Bulrush |
| Scirpus atrovirens § §§ | Dark-Green Bulrush |
| Scirpus cyperinus § §§ | Wool Grass |
| Scleria muhlenbergii § (sandy soil) |
Muhlenberg's Nut-Rush |
| Scutellaria latifolia § §§ (some shade) |
Mad Dog Skullcap |
| Senecio glabellus § §§ | Butterweed |
| Sium suave ** § §§ | Water Parsnip |
| Solidago gigantea §§ (some shade) |
Giant Goldenrod |
| Solidago patula §§ | Swamp Marigold |
| Sparganium spp. ** § | Bur-Reed spp. |
| Sparganium americanum ** § | American Bur-Reed |
| Sparganium emersum ** § | Green-Fruited Bur-Reed |
| Sparganium eurycarpum ** § | Giant Bur-Reed |
| Spartina pectinata §§ | Prairie Cordgrass |
| Spermacoce glabra § | Smooth Buttonweed |
| Spiraea alba §§ | Meadowsweet |
| Spiraea tomentosa § §§ (sandy acid soil) |
Steeplebush (or Hardhack) |
| Spiranthes cernua §§ (sandy soil) |
Nodding Ladies' Tresses Orchid |
| Spirodela spp. * ** | Greater Duckweed spp. |
| Spirodela polyrhiza * ** | Greater Duckweed |
| Stuckenia pectinata * ** (formerly Potamogeton pectinatus) |
Sago Pondweed |
| Thelypteris palustris §§ (sandy soil) |
Marsh Fern |
| Tracaulon arifolium §§ (syn. Polygonum arifolium) |
Halberd-Leaved Tear-Thumb |
| Tracaulon sagittatum §§ (syn. Polygonum sagittatum) |
Tear-Thumb |
| Triglochin maritima § (sandy areas) |
Arrow-Grass sp. |
| Tripsacum dactyloides §§ | Eastern Gama Grass |
| Typha angustifolia ** § | Narrow-Leaved Cattail |
| Typha latifolia ** | Common Cattail |
| Utricularia cornuta ** (sandy or peaty soil) |
Horned Bladderwort |
| Utricularia gibba ** | Humped Bladderwort |
| Utricularia intermedia ** (or Utricularia media) |
Flat-Leaved Bladderwort |
| Utricularia macrorhiza ** (formerly Utricularia vulgaris) |
Common Bladderwort |
| Utricularia minor ** | Small Bladderwort |
| Utricularia purpurea ** | Purple Bladderwort |
| Utricularia resupinata ** (sandy soil) |
Small Purple Bladderwort |
| Valisneria americana * ** | Wild Celery |
| Verbena hastata §§ | Blue Vervain |
| Verbena urticifolia §§ (partial shade) |
White Vervain |
| Vernonia fasciculata §§ | Smooth Ironweed |
| Veronica anagallis-aquatica § | Water Speedwell |
| Veronica comosa § | Water Speedwell |
| Veronica scutellata § §§ | Marsh Speedwell |
| Viburnum lentago §§ | Nannyberry |
| Viola cucullata §§ (some shade) |
Marsh Violet |
| Viola lanceolata §§ (sandy areas) |
Lance-Leaved Violet |
| Wolffia spp. * ** | Watermeal spp. |
| Wolffia columbiana * ** | Watermeal sp. |
| Wolffiella gladiata * ** | Mud Midget |
| Xyris torta § (sandy soil) |
Twisted Yellow-Eyed Grass |
| Zannichellia palustris major * ** | Horned Pondweed |
| Zizania aquatica ** | Wild Rice |
| Zizaniopsis miliacea § | Southern Wild Rice |
| Zosterella dubia ** § | Water Stargrass |
*open
water, **shallow water near shorelines, § wet borders, muddy or sandy
shores,
§§ low ground near body of water