Don Yurewicz
Species Check List
The list below is a check list of identified native aquatic plants and animals in Conway Lake, some species not yet identified in the...
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Don Yurewicz
- Mar 27, 2020
- 1 min
Algae - Filamentous Green Algae
Floating mat of filamentous green algae in Dolloff Cove - photo by Don Yurewicz Filamentous algae consists of single algae cells that...
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mariagross
- Mar 27, 2020
- 1 min
Nitella - A Macro-Algae
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....
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Don Yurewicz
- Mar 21, 2020
- 1 min
Aquatic Moss (Fontinalis spp.)
Aquatic moss (aka water moss) is a dark green plant that attaches to submerged rocks or logs. The stems branch and are entirely covered...
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Don Yurewicz
- Mar 10, 2020
- 2 min
Bladderwort (Utricularia spp.)
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)...
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Don Yurewicz
- Mar 5, 2020
- 1 min
Coontail (aka Hornwort)
This native plant has been identified by Maria Gross in Wiley Brook inlet (Zone 7). Coontail collected in Wiley Brook inlet (Zone 7). ...
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Don Yurewicz
- Feb 20, 2020
- 1 min
"Grassy" Spike Rush (Eleocharis acicularis) aka "Thread Grass" or "Sterile Thread-Like Leaf"
"Grassy spike rush" is a submerged, thread-like, sterile version of the emergent spike rush plant. It is common in shallow portions of...
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CLCA Weed Patrol
- Feb 18, 2020
- 1 min
Floating Pondweed (Potamogeton natans)
Floating pondweed has both submersed and floating leaves but the submersed leaves are very narrow and appear to consist only of an...
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Don Yurewicz
- Feb 17, 2020
- 1 min
Ribbon-Leaf Pondweed (Potamogeton epihydrus)
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...
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Don Yurewicz
- Feb 16, 2020
- 1 min
Spiral Pondweed (Potamogeton spirillus)
Spiral pondweed has submersed and floating leaves, though floating leaves are typically few or may be absent. Floating leaves are firm,...
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Don Yurewicz
- Feb 16, 2020
- 1 min
Robbins Pondweed
Robbins Pondweed (Potamogeton robbinsii) A large field of Robbins Pondweed was found by Brad Gaudreault around the southern edges of the...
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Don Yurewicz
- Feb 16, 2020
- 1 min
White Stem Pondweed (Potamogeton praelongus)
This pondweed has not yet been identified in Conway Lake. Photo by Jessica O'Brien University of California, Berkeley White-stem pondweed...
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Don Yurewicz
- Feb 15, 2020
- 1 min
Clasping-Leaf 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...
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Don Yurewicz
- Feb 14, 2020
- 2 min
Thin-Leaved Submerged Pondweeds
These pondweeds lack floating leaves and have thin, "grassy" like leaves. and resemble several other aquatic plants with thin leaves and...
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Don Yurewicz
- Feb 13, 2020
- 1 min
Mermaid Weed (Proserpinaca palustris)
Source: Go Botany Native Plant Trust Mermaid weed grows in the submersed and emergent plant communities. It may be found in the shallow...
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Don Yurewicz
- Feb 12, 2020
- 1 min
Native Waterweed (Elodea spp.)
The stems of native waterweed are anchored to the bottom by shallow roots and grow up to three feet long. The plant often branches...
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Don Yurewicz
- Feb 12, 2020
- 1 min
Native Water Naiad (Najas flexilis) aka Water Nymph
This submerged plant has been spotted in Dolloff Cove, South Cove, and Paige Brook by members of the Weed Patrol. It is characterized by...
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Don Yurewicz
- Feb 11, 2020
- 1 min
Native Milfoil (Myriophyllum spp)
Native water milfoil (Myriophyllum humile??) photographed by Maria Gross and Don Yurewicz in Dolloff Cove and South Cove. Native...
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mariagross
- Feb 9, 2020
- 1 min
Those rosettes you see all over the lake’s floor:Pipeworts or Quillworts?
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...
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Don Yurewicz
- Feb 9, 2020
- 1 min
Quillwort (Isoetes spp.)
This is a low growing plant in shallow littoral portions of lakes, ponds and streams. It has spiky, somewhat succulent leaves in the form...
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