NATIVE FRESHWATER PLANTS
forb means relatively broad and pinnately-veined leaves
grass-like means relatively narrow and parallel-veined leaves
The list of plants:
Bacopa caroliniana -- southeastern U.S. --
lemon bacopa - forb -
emersed
Bidens laevis -- entire U.S., except central --
bur-marigold -
forb
Brasenia schreberi-- most of U.S. and Canada --
water shield -
forb - floating-leaved
Cephalanthus occidentalis-- eastern half, U.S. and Canada --
buttonbush -
tree
Cladium jamaicense -- southeastern U.S. -- saw-grass
-
grass-like
Crinum americanum -- southeastern U.S. --
swamp lily - forb
Cyperus odoratus -- entire U.S., except northwest --
rusty flat sedge -
grass-like
Eleocharis interstincta -- this spikerush is in southeastern U.S.
-- giant spikerush - grass-like
Equisetum hyemale -- entire U.S. and Canada --
horsetail - forb
Eragrostis elliottii -- this love grass is in southeastern U.S. --
Elliott's love grass - grass-like
Fimbristylous cymosa -- this fimbry grass is in Florida only -- hurricane-grass -
grass-like
Hibiscus coccineus -- southeastern U.S. -- scarlet
rosemallow - forb
Iris virginica -- this blue flag is in eastern half of U.S. and
Canada -- blue flag - forb
Juncus effusus -- this rush is in entire U.S. and Canada -- soft
rush - grass-like
Lachnanthes caroliniana -- southeastern U.S. and eastern
seaboard -- redroot - forb
Limnobium spongia -- southeastern U.S. to mid-west and NY
-- frog's-bit - forb - floating-leaved
Lobelia cardinalis -- most of U.S. and eastern Canada --
cardinal flower - forb
Ludwigia leptocarpa -- southeastern U.S. to PA --
hairy primrose-willow -
shrub
Nelumbo lutea -- eastern 2/3rds U.S. and CA --
American lotus - forb - floating-leaved
Nuphar advena -- entire U.S. to northern Canada --
spatterdock - forb - floating-leaved
Nymphaea odorata -- eastern half U.S. and Canada --
fragrant water lily - forb -
floating-leaved
Nymphoides aquatica -- eastern half U.S. and Canada, and far
west -- banana lily - forb - floating-leaved
Panicum hemitomon -- this panic grass is in southeastern U.S.
-- maidencane - grass-like -
emersed
Paspalidium geminatum -- southeastern U.S. --
Egyptian paspalidium -
grass-like - emersed
Peltandra virginica -- eastern half U.S. and Canada, and far
west -- green arrow arum - forb -
emersed
Polygonum densiflorum -- this knotweed is in southeastern U.S. to
PA -- giant smartweed -
forb - emersed
Pontederia cordata -- eastern half of U.S. and Canada --
pickerelweed - forb - emersed
Potamogeton nodosus -- this pondweed is in entire U.S., most of
Canada -- longleaf pondweed -
forb - floating-leaved
Rhynchospora colorata -- this beakrush is in southeastern
U.S. -- star-rush - grass-like
Sagittaria lancifolia -- this arrowhead is in southeastern U.S.
-- bulltongue arrowhead - forb -
emersed
Sarracenia minor -- this pitcher plant is in extreme southeastern
U.S. -- hooded pitcher plant - forb
Saururus cernuus -- eastern half of U.S. and Canada --
lizard's-tail - forb -
emersed
Scirpus validus -- this bulrush is in entire U.S. and Canada --
soft-stem bulrush - grass-like
Spirodela polyrhiza -- entire U.S. and most of Canada --
giant duckweed - forb -
floating-leaved
Thalia geniculata -- FL, GA, LA -- alligator flag -
forb
Utricularia radiata -- this bladderwort is found from TX to
ME -- little floating bladderwort
- forb - submersed-floating
Vallisneria americana -- most of U.S. and southern half of
Canada -- tape grass - forb - submersed
Xyris ambigua -- this yellow-eyed-grass is in southeastern U.S. -- morning yellow-eyed-grass - forb
Zephyranthes atamasco -- southeastern U.S. -- Atamasco-lily
- forb
Zizania aquatica -- this wild rice is in eastern half of U.S. and
Canada -- wild rice - grass-like