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| Common name | Scientific name | Family |
| bladderwort, common | Utricularia macrorhiza Le Conte | Lentibulariaceae |
| buttercup, longbeak | Ranunculus longirostris Godr. | Ranunculaceae |
| chara | Chara spp. | Characeae |
| coontail | Ceratophyllum demersum L. | Ceratophyllaceae |
| crowfoot, threadleaf | Ranunculus trichophyllus Chaix | Ranunculaceae |
| pondweed, Richardson's | Potamogeton richardsonii (Benn.) Rydb. | Potamogetonaceae |
| pondweed, alpine | Potamogeton alpinus Balbis | Potamogetonaceae |
| pondweed, curly | Potamogeton crispus L. | Potamogetonaceae |
| pondweed, flatstem | Potamogeton zosteriformis Fern. | Potamogetonaceae |
| pondweed, horned | Zannichellia palustris L. | Zannichelliaceae |
| pondweed, leafy | Potamogeton foliosus Raf. | Potamogetonaceae |
| pondweed, leafy/small | Potamogeton foliosus Raf./pusillus L. | Potamogetonaceae |
| pondweed, longleaf | Potamogeton nodosus Poir. | Potamogetonaceae |
| pondweed, ribbonleaf | Potamogeton epihydrus Raf. | Potamogetonaceae |
| pondweed, sago | Stuckenia pectinatus (L.) Boerner | Potamogetonaceae |
| pondweed, small | Potamogeton pusillus L. | Potamogetonaceae |
| stargrass, water | Heteranthera dubia (Jacq.) MacM. | Pontederiaceae |
| watermilfoil, Eurasian | Myriophyllum spicatum L. | Haloragaceae |
| watermilfoil, northern | Myriophyllum sibiricum Komarov | Haloragaceae |
| waternymph, brittle | Najas minor All. | Najadaceae |
| waternymph, nodding | Najas flexilis (Willd.) Rostk. & Schmidt | Najadaceae |
| waternymph, slender | Najas gracillima (A. Braun ex Engelm.) Magnus | Najadaceae |
| waternymph, southern | Najas guadalupensis (Spreng.) Magnus | Najadaceae |
| waterweed, Canadian | Elodea canadensis Michx. | Hydrocharitaceae |
| wildcelery | Vallisneria americana Michx. | Hydrocharitaceae |
| Common name | Scientific name | Family |
| lotus, American | Nelumbo lutea Willd. | Nelumbonaceae |
| pondlily, yellow | Nuphar variegata Dur. | Nymphaeaceae |
| primrosewillow, floating | Ludwigia peploides (Kunth) Raven | Onagraceae |
| primrosewillow, wingleaf | Ludwigia decurrens Walt. | Onagraceae |
| waterhyssop, disk | Bacopa rotundifolia (Michx.) Wettst. | Scrophulariaceae |
| waterlily, white | Nymphaea odorata Ait. spp tuberosa (Paine) Wiersma & Hellquist | Nymphaeaceae |
| Common name | Scientific name | Family |
| Indianhemp | Apocynum cannabinum L. | Apocynaceae |
| amaranth, roughfruit | Amaranthus tuberculatus (Moq.) Sauer | Amaranthaceae |
| amaranth, tall | Amaranthus rudis Sauer | Amaranthaceae |
| arrowhead, arumleaf | Sagittaria cuneata Sheldon | Alismataceae |
| arrowhead, broadleaf | Sagittaria latifolia Willd. | Alismataceae |
| arrowhead, stiff | Sagittaria rigida Pursh. | Alismataceae |
| ash, green | Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. | Oleaceae |
| aster, calico | Symphyotrichum lateriflorum (L.) A. & D. Love var lateriflorum | Asteraceae |
| barnyardgrass | Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) Beauv. | Poaceae |
| barnyardgrass, common | Echinochloa muricata (Beauv.) Fern. var muricata | Poaceae |
| barnyardgrass, rough | Echinochloa muricata (Beauv.) Fern. | Poaceae |
| barnyardgrass, very rough | Echinochloa muricata (Beauv.) Fern. var. microstachya Wieg. | Poaceae |
| bedstraw, blunt | Galium obtusum Bigelow ssp obtusum | Rubiaceae |
| bedstraw, bluntleaf | Galium obtusum Bigelow | Rubiaceae |
| beggarticks, bearded | Bidens aristosa (Michx.) Britt. | Asteraceae |
| beggarticks, nodding | Bidens cernua L. | Asteraceae |
| bindweed | Convolvulus L. | Convolvulaceae |
| bindweed, hedge false | Calystegia sepium (L.) R. Br. ssp sepium | Convolvulaceae |
| birch, river | Betula nigra L. | Betulaceae |
| bluegrass, annual | Poa annua L. | Poaceae |
| bluejacket | Tradescantia ohiensis Raf. | Commelinaceae |
| bulrush, river | Schoenoplectus fluviatilis (Torr.) M.T. Strong | Cyperaceae |
| bulrush, softstem | Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (K.C. Gmel.) Palla | Cyperaceae |
| burreed, giant | Sparganium eurycarpum Engelm. ex Gray | Sparganiaceae |
| buttonbush, common | Cephalanthus occidentalis L. | Rubiaceae |
| canarygrass, reed | Phalaris aruninaceae L. | Poaceae |
| cattail, common | Typha latifolia L. | Typhaceae |
| cattail, narrowleaf | Typha angustifolia L. | Typhaceae |
| clearweed, Canadian | Pilea pumila (L.) Gray | |
| cocklebur, rough | Xanthium strumarium L. | Asteraceae |
| cottonwood, eastern | Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh. | Salicaceae |
| creeper, trumpet | Campsis radicans (L.) Seem. ex Bureau | Bignoniaceae |
| cucumber, oneseed burr | Sicyos angulatus L. | Cucurbitaceae |
| cutgrass, rice | Leersia oryzoides(L.) Sw. | Poaceae |
| cypress, bald | Taxodium distichum (L.) L.C. Rich. | Taxodiaceae |
| daisy, false | Eclipta prostrata (L.) L. | Asteraceae |
| dayflower, climbing | Commelina diffusa Burm. f. | Commelinaceae |
| dock, curly | Rumex crispus L. | Polygonaceae |
| dock, swamp | Rumex verticillatus L. | Polygonaceae |
| elm, American | Ulmus americana L. | Ulmaceae |
| fanpetals, prickly | Sida spinosa L. | Malvaceae |
| flatsedge, bearded | Cyperus squarrosus L. | Cyperaceae |
| flatsedge, fragrant | Cyperus odoratus L. | Cyperaceae |
| flatsedge, redroot | Cyperus erythrorhizos Muhl. | Cyperaceae |
| flatsedge, straw-colored | Cyperus strigosus L. | Cyperaceae |
| fogfruit, lanceleaf | Phyla lanceolata (Michx.) Greene | Verbenaceae |
| grape, frost | Vitis vulpina L. | Vitaceae |
| grape, graybark | Vitis cinerea (Engelm.) Millard | Vitaceae |
| grass, coast cockspur | Echinochloa walteri (Pursh) Heller | Poaceae |
| grass, cockspur | Echinochloa Beauv. cock | Poaceae |
| greenbrier, bristly | Smilax tamnoides L. | Smilacaceae |
| hackberry, common | Celtis occidentalis L. | Ulmaceae |
| hedgehyssop, roundfruit | Gratiola virginiana L. | Scrophulariaceae |
| hemlock, bulblet-bearing water | Cicuta bulbifera | |
| hogweed, little | Portulaca oleracea L. | Portulacaceae |
| indigo, desert false | Amorpha fruticosa L. | Fabaceae |
| knotweed, curlytop | Polygonum lapathifolium L. | Polygonaceae |
| knotweed, water | Polygonum amphibium L. | Polygonaceae |
| locust | Gleditsia L. | Fabaceae |
| loosestrife, purple | Lythrum salicaria L. | Lythraceae |
| loosestrife, swamp | Decodon verticillatus (L.) Ell. | Lythraceae |
| lovegrass, Indian | Eragrostis pilosa (L.) Beauv. | Poaceae |
| lovegrass, sandbar | Eragrostis frankii C.A. Mey. ex Steud. | Poaceae |
| lovegrass, tufted | Eragrostis pectinacea (Michx.) Nees ex Steud. | Poaceae |
| maple, silver | Acer saccharinum L. | Aceraceae |
| milkweed, swamp | Asclepias incarnata L. | Asclepiadaceae |
| millet, Japanese | Echinochloa esculenta (A. Braun) H. Scholz | Poaceae |
| monkeyflower, Allegheny | Mimulus ringens L. | Scrophulariaceae |
| moonseed, common | Menispermum canadense L. | Menispermaceae |
| mulberry, red | Morus rubra L. | Moraceae |
| nettle, false | Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw. | Urticaceae |
| nettle, stinging | Urtica dioica L. | Urticaceae |
| panicgrass, fall | Panicum dichotomiflorum Michx. | Poaceae |
| paspalum, horsetail | Paspalum fluitans (Ell.) Kunth | Poaceae |
| persimmon, common | Diospyrus virginiana L. | Ebenaceae |
| pickerelweed | Pontederia cordata L. | Pontederiaceae |
| pimpernel, yellowseed false | Lindernia dubia (L.) Pennell var dubia | Scrophulariaceae |
| plant, obedient | Physostegia virginiana (L.) Benth. | Lamiaceae |
| poison ivy, eastern | Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze | Anacardiaceae |
| primrose, common evening | Oenothera biennis L. | Onagraceae |
| ragweed, great | Ambrosia trifida L. | Asteraceae |
| redstem | Ammannia coccinea Rottb. ssp. purpurea (Lam.) Koehne | Lythraceae |
| redstem, valley | Ammannia coccinea Rottb. | Lythraceae |
| reed, common | Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. | Poaceae |
| rice, wild | Zizania aquatica L. | Poaceae |
| rosemallow, crimsoneyed | Hibiscus moscheutos L. ssp lasiocarpos (Cav.) O.J. Blanchard | Malvaceae |
| rosemallow, halberdleaf | Hibiscus laevis All. | Malvaceae |
| rush, common | Juncus effusus L. | Juncaceae |
| sandmat, matted | Chamaesyce serpens (Kunth) Small | Euphorbiaceae |
| sedge, blunt broom | Carex tribuloides Wahlenb. | Cyperaceae |
| sedge, ravenfoot | Carex crus-corvi Shuttlw. ex Kunze | Cyperaceae |
| sedge, shoreline | Carex hyalinolepis Steud. | Cyperaceae |
| sedge, threeway | Dulichium arundinaceum (L.) Britt. | Cyperaceae |
| smartweed, Penn | Polygonum pensylvanicum L. | Polygonaceae |
| smartweed, Pennsylvania | Polygonum pensylvanicum L. | Polygonaceae |
| smartweed, common Pennsylvania | Polygonum pensylvanicum L. var. laevigatum Fern. | Polygonaceae |
| smartweed, dotted | Polygonum punctatum Ell. | Polygonaceae |
| smartweed, longroot | Polygonum amphibium L. var emersum Michx. | Polygonaceae |
| smartweed, swamp | Polygonum hydropiperiodes Michx. | Polygonaceae |
| smartweed, water | Polygonum amphibium L. var stipulaceum Coleman | Polygonaceae |
| spikerush, beaked | Eleocharis rostellata (Torr.) Torr. | |
| spikerush, common | Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes | Cyperaceae |
| sprangletop, Amazon | Leptochloa panicoides (J. Presl) A.S. Hitchc. | Poaceae |
| sprangletop, bearded | Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth ssp fascicularis (Lam.) N. Snow | Poaceae |
| sprangletop, muronate | Leptochloa panicea (Retz.) Ohwi ssp. Brachiata (Steudl.) N. Snow | Poaceae |
| stonecrop, ditch | Penthorum sedoides L. | Crassulaceae |
| swampprivet, eastern | Forestiera acuminata (Michx.) Poir. | Oleaceae |
| thoroughwort, lateflowering | Eupatorium serotinum Michx. | Asteraceae |
| ticktrefoil | Desmodium Desv. | Fabaceae |
| verbena, swamp | Verbena hastata L. | Verbenaceae |
| water dock, greater | Rumex orbiculatus Gray | Polygonaceae |
| watercress | Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek | Brassicaceae |
| waterplantain, American | Alisma plantago-aquatica L. | Alismataceae |
| whitestar | Ipomoea lacunosa L. | Convolvulaceae |
| wildrye, Virginia | Elymus virginicus L. | Poaceae |
| willow, black | Salix nigra Marsh. | Salicaceae |
| willow, coastal plain | Salix caroliniana Michx. | Salicaceae |
| willow, peachleaf | Salix amygdaloides Anderss. | Salicaceae |
| willow, sandbar | Salix exigua Nutt. | Salicaceae |
| woodsorrel | Oxalis L. | Oxalidaceae |
| yellowcress, Fernald's | Rorippa palustris (L.) Bess. ssp fernaldiana (Butters & Abbe) Jonsell | Brassicaceae |
| Common name | Scientific name | Family |
| algae, filamentous | Filamentous algae |
| Last updated on
June 24, 2004
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