Wetland Plants I

Wetland Environments
Thomas A. Eddy

The following pictures illustrate obligate and facultative plants typical of wetlands in the central United States. Common and scientific generic names are given for each plant. Click on small images to see larger versions.

Water Lily
Nymphaea 		White Water Crowfoot
Ranunculus
American Lotus
Nelumbo 		American Lotus
Nelumbo
Pondweed (broad leaf)
Potamogeton 		Pondweed (in flower)
Potamogeton
Pondweed (narrow leaf)
Potamogeton 		Pondweed (mixed leaf)
Potamogeton
Floating Water Hyacinth
Eichhornia 		Duckweed
Lemna
Cattail
Typha 		Cattail (marsh)
Typha
Bladderwort
Utricularia 		Frog Fruit
Lippia
Halberdleaf Rose Mallow
Hibiscus 		American Germander
Teucrium
Buttonbush
Cephalanthus 		Marsh Marigold
Caltha
Aquatic Primrose
Ludwigia 		Watercress
Radicula
Prairie Cordgrass
Spartina 		Smartweed
Polygonum
Cyperus Sedge
Cyperus 		Algae
Pithophora

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