Aquatic plants identificationThe following photos will allow you to identify aquatic plants. Click on image to view plant details. Aegagropila linnaeiMarimo, Moss BallOrigin: Europe, Japan, North America Aeschynomene fluitansGiant Sensitive Plant, Giant Sensitive FernOrigin: Tropical Africa Anemopsis californicaApache-Beads, Yerba MansaOrigin: North America, Mexico Anubias afzeliiAfzelius' AnubiasOrigin: Africa (Senegal to Mali) Anubias barteri var. coffeifoliaCoffee Leaf AnubiasOrigin: Only cultivated Anubias barteri var. nanaDwarf AnubiasOrigin: Africa (Cameroon)Height: 5 to 10 centimeters Anubias barteri var. nana “Pinto”Dwarf AnubiasOrigin: The wild type is native to Africa (Cameroon).Height: 5 to 10 centimeters Anubias giganteaGiant AnubiasOrigin: Tropical Africa Anubias gracilis<strong>Origin:</strong> Africa (Guinea to Liberia) Anubias hastifoliaHeart-Leaved AnubiasOrigin: Africa (Guinea, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone) Anubias heterophyllaAnubiasOrigin: Tropical Africa Anubias sp. “Gabon”Dwarf AnubiasOrigin: Unknown - Anubias species are native to tropical Africa. Aponogeton distachyosCape-Pondweed, Water HawthornOrigin: South Africa Baldellia ranunculoidesLesser Water-PlantainOrigin: Europe Bidens frondosaDevil's Beggarticks, Common Beggar-TicksOrigin: North America (Canada, USA) and as a neophyte also in Asia, Europe, New Zealand and North AfricaHeight: 30 to 150 centimeters Blyxa japonicaBamboo PlantOrigin: South Eastern Asia Bolbitis heudelotiiCongo Fern, African Water FernOrigin: Tropical Africa Bucephalandra “Kapuas Hulu”BucephalandraOrigin: All 31 Bucephalandra species are native to Borneo.Height: 10 to 20 centimeters Butomus umbellatusFlowering Rush, Grass RushOrigin: Asia, Europe, Northern Africa Callitriche palustrisWater-StarwortOrigin: Asia, Europe, North America, North Africa Caulerpa taxifoliaSeaweedOrigin: Indian Ocean and as an invasive species also in the Mediterranean Sea. Ceratophyllum demersumCoontail, HornwortOrigin: Nearly global Ceratopteris cornutaWater SpriteOrigin: Africa, Asia, Australia Cryptocoryne albidaWater TrumpetOrigin: India, New Guinea, Myanmar, Thailand, Borneo and others Cryptocoryne ciliataWater TrumpetOrigin: India, New Guinea Cryptocoryne parvaWater TrumpetOrigin: Sri Lanka Cryptocoryne spiralisWater TrumpetOrigin: India, Bangladesh Cryptocoryne walkeriWater TrumpetOrigin: Sri Lanka Cryptocoryne wendtiiWater Trumpet Cryptocoryne wendtii “Green”Water TrumpetOrigin: Sri Lanka Echinodorus cordifoliusSword Plant, Texas Mud BabyOrigin: Sword Plants are native from North to South America. Echinodorus cordifolius “Leopard”Sword Plant, Texas Mud BabyOrigin: Sword Plants are native from North to South America. Echinodorus cordifolius “Marble Queen”Sword Plant, Texas Mud BabyOrigin: Sword Plants are native from North to South America. Echinodorus “Ozelot Green”Sword PlantOrigin: Sword Plants are native from North to South America. Echinodorus “Red Flame”Sword PlantOrigin: Sword Plants are native from North to South America. Echinodorus “Regine Hildebrandt”Sword PlantOrigin: Sword Plants are native from North to South America. Echinodorus sp.Sword PlantOrigin: Echinodorus species are native to North and South America. Echinodorus uruguayensisSword PlantOrigin: Brasil to Chile Egeria densaBrazilian Waterweed, Dense WaterweedOrigin: South America Egeria najasNarrow Leaved ElodeaOrigin: South America Elodea canadensisCanadian Waterweed, Pondweed, DuckweedOrigin: North America and as an invasive species also in Europe, North Africa and Australia, among other places. Elodea nuttalliiNuttall's Waterweed, Western WaterweedOrigin: North America Gymnocoronis spilanthoidesSenegal Tea PlantOrigin: Central to South America Hesperantha coccineaRiver Lily, Crimson FlagOrigin: South Africa, Zimbabwe Hippuris vulgarisCommon Mare's TailOrigin: Asia, Europe, America Houttuynia cordataChameleon Plant, HeartleafOrigin: China, Bhutan, Japan, Nepal, Taiwan Hydrilla verticillataEsthwaite Waterweed, Florida ElodeaOrigin: Africa, Asia, Europe Hydrocotyle sibthorpioidesLawn Pennywort, Water PennywortOrigin: Africa, Asia Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides “Crystal Confetti”Lawn Pennywort, Water PennywortOrigin: The wild type is native to Africa and Asia. Lagarosiphon majorAfrican Elodea, Curly WaterweedOrigin: Africa Lemna minorCommon Duckweed, Lesser DuckweedOrigin: Nearly global Limnobium laevigatumWest Indian Spongeplant, South American SpongeplantOrigin: Mexico to Argentina Limnophila sessilifloraDwarf Ambulia, AmbulisOrigin: Eastern Asia Lomariopsis lineataSusswassertangOrigin: Tropical Asia Luronium natansFloating Water-PlantainOrigin: Europe Lysimachia nummularia “Aurea”Creeping Jenny, MoneywortOrigin: The wild type is native from Europe to Turkey and Caucasus. Mentha aquaticaWater MintOrigin: Africa, Asia (Caucasus, Western Asia), Europe and as an introduced species the Water Mint can also be found also in other regions, such as New Zealand, North America or Mexico.Height: 20 to 80 centimeters Microsorum pteropusJava FernOrigin: Subtropical to tropical Asia Mukunu-WennaAlternanthera sessilis Myriophyllum aquaticumParrot's-Feather, Parrotfeather WatermilfoilOrigin: South America Najas guadalupensisNajas Grass, Guppy GrassOrigin: North America (Canada to Mexico), South AmericaHeight: 20 to 150 centimeters Najas indicaNajas GrassOrigin: Tropical and subtropical Asia Nelumbo nuciferaSacred lotusOrigin: Asia, AustraliaHeight, habit: Up to 2 meters Nuphar luteaYellow Water Lily, Brandy BottleOrigin: Asia, Europe, Norhern Africa Nymphaea albaWhite Water Lily, White LotusOrigin: Europe Nymphaea colorataWater LilyOrigin: Africa Nymphoides aquaticaBanana Plant, Banana LillyOrigin: North America Nymphoides peltataFringed Water Lily, Yellow Floating HeartOrigin: Europe to Asia Pistia stratiotesWater Cabbage, Water Lettuce, Nile CabbageOrigin: Tropical and subtropical regions in Africa, Asia, Australia, North America and South America. The origin is not known.Height: 20 to 30 centimeters Pogostemon helferiDownoiOrigin: Asia (Burma, India, Thailand) Pontederia cordataPickerel-WeedOrigin: Canada to South America Potamogeton natansPondweedOrigin: Asia, Europe, North America Riccia fluitansCrystalwortOrigin: Nearly global Sagittaria australis “Benni”Appalachian Arrowhead, Longbeak ArrowheadOrigin: "Benni" is a cultivar. Sagittaria australis is native to the USA. Sagittaria natansArrowheadOrigin: Europe to Japan Salvinia auriculataEared Watermoss, African PayalOrigin: Mexico to South America Salvinia molestaGiant Salvinia, Kariba WeedOrigin: South America (probably), naturalized in other tropical and subtropical regions. Samolus valerandiBrookweed, Water CabbageOrigin: Nearly global but not in Australia Spirodela polyrrhizaGreat Duckweed, Greater DuckweedOrigin: Nearly global Thalia geniculataArrowroot, Fire-FlagOrigin: Tropical Africa, Central to South America Typha laxmanniiGraceful CattailOrigin: Europe to Asia Utricularia vulgarisCommon Bladderwort, Geater BladderwortOrigin: Africa, Asia, Europe Vesicularia montagneiChristmass Moss
