1. Shoreline, Emergent and Aquatic Plant Species

2. broadleaved arrow-head Sagittaria latifolia Arrow-shaped leaves White flower with 3 petals

3. water-arum Calla palustris

4. swamp beggar-ticks Bidens cernua http://www.missouriplants.com/Yellow opp/Bidens_cernua_page.html

5. jewelweed (spotted touch-me-not) Impatiens capensis Can help relieve itching (maybe from stinging nettle) Bright orange spotted flowers

6. 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

7. sedge Carex spp. Can look like Iris and/or Typha BUT!!!! Triangular shape to leaf

8. reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.plant- identification.co.uk/images/gramineae/phalaris-arundinacea- 1.jpg&imgrefurl=http:// Swollen nodes Often times top seed stalk is at an angle from the rest of the plant

9. 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.

10. northern blue flag iris Iris versicolor Leaves are folded at the midribs so they overlap each other Smooth, sword-like leaves

11. 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

12. purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Very invasive Looks a bit like fireweed, don’t get them confused

13. white water lily Nymphaea odorata Round floating-leaf with a slit Round stem White, showy and fragrant flowers

14. smartweed Polygonum spp.

15. pickerelweed Pontederia cordata Emergent vegetation Bright purple flower stalks

16. pondweed Potamogeton spp.

17. cattail Typha spp.

18. willow Salix spp. http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=86

19. speckled alder Alnus incana http://www.rook.org/earl/bwca/nature/shrubs/alnusincana.html