The list below is a check list of identified native aquatic plants and animals in Conway Lake, some species not yet identified in the...

Floating mat of filamentous green algae in Dolloff Cove - photo by Don Yurewicz Filamentous algae consists of single algae cells that...

Judy Capreralla, one of our Lake Hosts, found this small plant floating just below the surface of the water, off of the Conway beach ramp....

Aquatic moss (aka water moss) is a dark green plant that attaches to submerged rocks or logs. The stems branch and are entirely covered...

Bladderwort is one of the most common aquatic plants in Conway Lake and is easily identified by the small bladders (2-4 mm in diameter)...

This native plant has been identified by Maria Gross in Wiley Brook inlet (Zone 7). Coontail collected in Wiley Brook inlet (Zone 7). ...

"Grassy spike rush" is a submerged, thread-like, sterile version of the emergent spike rush plant. It is common in shallow portions of...

Floating pondweed has both submersed and floating leaves but the submersed leaves are very narrow and appear to consist only of an...

Floating leaves are firm, green, elliptic, 1 to 3 inches long, up to ¾ inch wide, and rounded to bluntly pointed at the tip. Submersed...

Spiral pondweed has submersed and floating leaves, though floating leaves are typically few or may be absent. Floating leaves are firm,...

Robbins Pondweed (Potamogeton robbinsii) A large field of Robbins Pondweed was found by Brad Gaudreault around the southern edges of the...

This pondweed has not yet been identified in Conway Lake. Photo by Jessica O'Brien University of California, Berkeley White-stem pondweed...

This pondweed has not yet been identified in Conway Lake but keep an eye out - there is an invasive (Curly Leaf Pondweed) which looks...

These pondweeds lack floating leaves and have thin, "grassy" like leaves. and resemble several other aquatic plants with thin leaves and...

Source: Go Botany Native Plant Trust Mermaid weed grows in the submersed and emergent plant communities. It may be found in the shallow...

The stems of native waterweed are anchored to the bottom by shallow roots and grow up to three feet long. The plant often branches...

This submerged plant has been spotted in Dolloff Cove, South Cove, and Paige Brook by members of the Weed Patrol. It is characterized by...

Native water milfoil (Myriophyllum humile??) photographed by Maria Gross and Don Yurewicz in Dolloff Cove and South Cove. Native...

I have been on the hunt and for the sake of a show-and-tell here are my findings. I have now found 2 varieties of Quillwort that present...

This is a low growing plant in shallow littoral portions of lakes, ponds and streams. It has spiky, somewhat succulent leaves in the form...