Aquatic Plants

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Aquatic Plants

• By Latisha Watson
• Mary Graw
• Crystal Hosmer

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FEATHERFOIL

• Common name Feather Foil
• Scientific name Hottonia inflata
• Where they live rarely Southern Indiana
• Also in pools and ditches, open water no
  forested, wetland Forested wetland.

• FACTS
• It flowers from May to August
• It is considered endangered in many places
  including Indiana
• Has been decided that it may have a chemical in
  it to relieve migraine headaches and other
  disorders
• It was originally native to the Balkans

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WHITE WATER LILIES

• Common Name White Water Lilies
• Scientific Name Nympheaceae Nymphaeales
• Where they live Eastern America

• There are 70 different species of water lilies
• Water lilies reproduce through budding
• Water lilies were once used in ancient Egyptian
  art
• Lotus and water lilies are similar

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DUCKWEED

• Common Name Duckweed
• Scientific Name Lemna Minuta
• Where they live Wetlands, ponds, are the most
  common places but they can also be found in other
  quiet bodies of water.

• Duckweed are the smallest flowering plants.
• Genetic engineers are cloning duckweed genes and
  modifying duckweeds to inexpensively produce
  pharmaceuticals.
• Has a habit of taking over lakes and bonds.
  Killing other plant life.
• Duckweed does not usually grow in rivers.

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LOTUS

• Common Name Lotus
• Scientific Name Nelumbo nucifera
• Where they Live Southern Indiana

• FACTS
• It is considered to be one of the worlds most
  celebrated flowers
• It has been sacred in Asia and the middle East
  for over 5,000 years.
• Almost all parts of the plants are edible.
• Lotus is the worlds longest lived seeds.

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CAT TAILS

• Common Name Cat Tails
• Scientific name Typha angustifolia
• Live in Throughout Southern Indiana
• Emergent in up to 3 ft depth, to moist soil

• FACTS
• The earliest recorded cattail native to North
  America was in 1836
• Cattails were first used in the New England
  states
• The central part and root were mashed into meal
  by Native Americans
• The flowers can be ate if roasted when they are
  young

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COON TAILS

• Common Name Coon Tails
• Scientific Name Ceratophyllum demersum
• Where they Live Southern Indiana

• They reproduce by seeds and fragmentation
• The tiny flowers of coontails are located at the
  leaf bases
• The flowers are on short stalks and never reach
  the top of the water
• They dont produce roots

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HYDRILLA

• Common Name Hydrilla
• Scientific Name Hydrilla verticillata
• Where they Live All over the United States

• Branch and grow up to 25 feet long.
• Grows in whorls of four to eight around the stem.
• Reproduces by re-growth of stem fragments and by
  growth of auxiliary buds
• Tubers can remain visible for more the four
  years.
• Single tuber can grow to produce more than 6,000
  new tubers per m2

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MILFOIL

• Common Name Milfoil
• Scientific Name Myriophyllum Spicatum
• Where they Live Around all of the United States

• It was once commonly sold as an aquarium plant
• Was in the Eastern United States by the late
  1800s
• First was in Washington from Lake Meridiah in
  1965
• They spread quickly and because of this they are
  considered problematic plants because they cause
  flooding

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WATERMEAL

• Common Name Watermeal
• Scientific Name Wolffia brasiliensis
• Live in Dense colonies in quiet water, and
  undisturbed by waves.

• It is only 1 to 1.5 mm long
• Smallest flowering plant on e Earth
• It is barely discernible to the naked eye

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WATER-STARWORT

• Common Name Water Starwort
• Scientific Name Callitriche verna
• Where they live North and South America
• Live in lake margins and slow streams

• Water starwort is water pollinated
• Flowers get only as big as 1 mm across
• It is an annual
• All parts of these plants are at by ducks

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