Moosehead Lake

Greenville and 16 other townships, Piscataquis, Maine
MIDAS 0390

Aquatic Plants

The following is a composite list, generated from all available plant data for this lake. The list may draw from one or multiple sources. The quality and completeness of the data will vary from lake to lake, depending upon the scope and the purpose of survey, as well as the level of expertise of the surveyor/s. Some surveys, for example those done by trained volunteers as part of and invasive aquatic plant screening surveys, have not been checked for accuracy, and are often not complete.

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aquatic moss spp. aquatic moss spp. arrowhead, common Sagittaria latifolia arrowhead, grass-leaved Sagittaria graminea arrowhead, northern Sagittaria cuneata arrowhead, spp. Sagittaria spp. arum, water Calla palustris bladderwort, common Utricularia vulgaris bladderwort, floating Utricularia radiata bladderwort, large purple Utricularia purpurea bladderwort, northern Utricularia intermedia bladderwort, spp. Utricularia spp. blueflag Iris versicolor bulrush, rufous Scirpus pendulus bulrush, softstem Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani bulrush, spp. Schoenoplectus spp. bulrush, water Schoenoplectis subterminalis bur-reed, American Sparganium americanum bur-reed, European Sparganium emersum bur-reed, floating leaf Sparganium fluctuans bur-reed, narrow floating-leaf Sparganium angustifolium bur-reed, small Sparganium natans bur-reed, spp. (emergent) Sparganium spp. cattail, common Typha latifolia cattail spp. Typha spp. coontail Ceratophyllum demersum cutgrass, rice Leersia oryzoides golden pert Gratiola aurea horsetail, spp. Equisetum spp. horsetail, water Equisetum fluviatile little floating heart Nymphoides cordata loosestrife, swamp Decodon verticillatus mannagrass, boreal Glyceria borealis mare's tail Hippuris vulgaris marsh St. Johnswort, Virginia Triadenum virginicum metaphyton (colonial algae "clouds") metaphyton muskgrass Chara spp. naiad, slender Najas flexilis pipewort Eriocaulon aquaticum pondweed, Berchtold's slender Potamogeton berchtoldii pondweed, clasping-leaf Potamogeton perfoliatus pondweed, fern Potamogeton robbinsii pondweed, floating-leaf Potamogeton natans pondweed, large-leaf Potamogeton amplifolius pondweed, leafy Potamogeton foliosus pondweed, Oakes' Potamogeton oakesianus pondweed, red Potamogeton alpinus pondweed, ribbon-leaf Potamogeton epihydrous pondweed, slender Potamogeton pusillus pondweed, small Potamogeton pusilloid spp. pondweed, snail-seed Potamogeton bicupulatus pondweed, spiral-fruited Potamogeton spirillus pondweed, spp. Potamogeton spp. pondweed, variable Potamogeton gramineus pondweed, white-stem Potamogeton praelongus quillwort Isoetes spp. rush, bayonet Juncus militaris rush, brown-fruited Juncus pelocarpus rush, Canadian Juncus canadensis rush, common Juncus effusus sedge, lakeshore Carex lenticularis sedge, woollyfruit Carex lasiocarpa var. americana shore-grass, American Littorella uniflora spatterdock Nuphar variegata spearwort, creeping Ranunculus flammula spikerush, creeping Eleocharis palustris spikerush, needle Eleocharis acicularis spikerush, Robbin's Eleocharis robbinsii spikerush, spp. Eleocharis spp. sponge, freshwater spp. sponge, freshwater St. Johnswort, northern Hypericum boreale St. Johnswort, pale Hypericum ellipticum stonewort spp. Nitella spp. swamp candles Lysimachia terrestris threeway sedge Dulichium arundinaceum water awlwort Subularia aquatica water buttercup Ranunculus spp. water crowfoot, white Ranunculus aquatilis var. diffusus water lily, fragrant Nymphaea odorata water lobelia Lobelia dortmanna water-milfoil, alternate-flowered Myriophyllum alterniflorum water-milfoil, dwarf Myriophyllum tenellum water-milfoil, Farwell's Myriophyllum farwellii water-milfoil, low Myriophyllum humile water-milfoil, northern Myriophyllum sibiricum water-milfoil, spp. Myriophyllum spp. water-milfoil, whorled Myriophyllum verticillatum water parsnip Sium suave watershield Brasenia schreberi water smartweed Persicaria amphibia water starwort, common Callitriche palustris water starwort, spp. Callitriche spp. waterweed, common Elodea canadensis waterweed, slender Elodea nutallii waterwort Elatine minima wild celery (eel grass) Vallisneria americana