Aquatic Plant List

Upper Shoreline - Area above and at the water - line that receives mists and sprays from lake.

* Excellent plant for revegetation

Common Name	Morphology	Origin
*Angle-Pod Blueflag	Emergent	Native
*Arrowroot	Emergent	Native
*Buttonbush	Shrub	Native
*Cinnamon Fern	Fern	Native
*Cordgrass	Emergent	Native
*Flattop Sedge	Emergent	Native
*Lizard's Tail	Emergent	Native
*Loblolly Bay	Tree	Native
*Marsh Fern	Fern	Native
*Netted Chain Fern	Fern	Native
*Royal Fern	Fern	Native
*Saw-toothed Fern	Fern	Native
Willow	Tree	Native
*Yellow Carina	Emergent	Native
Water Primrose	Shrub	Native

Aquatic Plant list

Shoreline - Shoreline region of a lake to a depth of 3 feet, that is inhabited by emergent aquatic plants

* Excellent plant for revegetation!

Common Name	Morphology	Origin
*Arrowhead	Emergent	Native
Cattail	Emergent	Native
*Cypress	Tree	Native
*Duck Potato	Emergent	Native
*Golden Club	Emergent	Native
*Green Arum	Emergent	Native
*Pickerelweed (Broad)	Emergent	Native
*Pickerelweed (Narrow)	Emergent	Native
*Sawgrass	Emergent	Native
*Softrush	Emergent	Native
Water Penneywort	Emergent	Native
Alligatorweed	Emergent	Exotic
Elephant Ear	Emergent	Exotic
Parrot's Feather	Emergent	Exotic
Paragrass	Emergent	Exotic
Torpedograss	Emergent	Exotic

Aquatic Plant List

Shallow Water - The areas of a lake that is generally between 3 and 6 feet in depth. Floating leafed aquatic plants inhabits this region.

* Excellent plant for revegetation!

Common Name	Morphology	Origin
American Lotus	FIoating-leafed	Native
Cutgrass	Emergent	Native
*Floating Heart	Floating-leafed	Native
*Fragrant Water LiIY	Floating-leafed	Native
*Giant Bulrush	Emergent	Native
*Knotgass	Emergent	Native
*Maidencane	Emergent	Native
*Spatterdock	Floating-leafed	Native

Aquatic Plant List

Deep Water - The area of the lake that is generally between 6 and 18 feet in depth. Submersed and floating plants inhabit this region.

* Excellent plant for revegetation!

Common Name	Morphology	Origin
Bogmoss	Submergent	Native
Coontail	Submergent	Native
*Dwarf Arrowhead	Submergent	Native
*Eelgrass	Submergent	Native
Illinois Pondweed	Submergent	Native
Slender Spikerush	Submergent	Native
Southern Naiad	Submergent	Native
Waterhyacinth	Floating	Exotic
Hydrilla	Submergent	Exotic
Water Lettuce	Floating	Exotic

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