Silver Lake
Bucksport, Hancock, Maine
MIDAS 5540
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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(If no species display below, there are no data for this lake in our database. If you have additional data, please contact us. NOTE: MAPS MAY BE SLOW TO LOAD DEPENDING ON QUERY.)
aquatic moss spp. aquatic moss spp. arrowhead, common Sagittaria latifolia bladderwort, common Utricularia vulgaris bladderwort, floating Utricularia radiata bulrush, spp. Schoenoplectus spp. bur-reed, floating leaf Sparganium fluctuans bur-reed, narrow floating-leaf Sparganium angustifolium buttonbush, common Cephalanthus occidentalis cattail, common Typha latifolia cattail spp. Typha spp. coontail Ceratophyllum demersum hornwort, prickly Ceratophyllum echinatum horsetail, spp. Equisetum spp. little floating heart Nymphoides cordata mannagrass, boreal Glyceria borealis muskgrass Chara spp. naiad, slender Najas flexilis pickerel weed Pontedaria cordata pipewort Eriocaulon aquaticum pondweed, budding slender Potamogeton gemmiparus pondweed, floating-leaf Potamogeton natans pondweed, large-leaf Potamogeton amplifolius pondweed, small Potamogeton pusilloid spp. spatterdock Nuphar variegata spikerush, needle Eleocharis acicularis spikerush, Robbin's Eleocharis robbinsii threeway sedge Dulichium arundinaceum water buttercup Ranunculus spp. water crowfoot, white Ranunculus aquatilis var. diffusus water crowfoot, yellow Ranunculus flabellaris water hemlock, spp. Cicuta spp. water marigold Bidens beckii water-purslane, common Ludwigia palustris watershield Brasenia schreberi water smartweed Persicaria amphibia water starwort, spp. Callitriche spp. waterweed, common Elodea canadensis waterwort Elatine minima wild celery (eel grass) Vallisneria americana
