The following photos will allow you to identify aquatic plants. Click on image to view plant details.

Marimo, Moss Ball
Origin: Europe, Japan, North America

Giant Sensitive Plant, Giant Sensitive Fern
Origin: Tropical Africa

Apache-Beads, Yerba Mansa
Origin: North America, Mexico

Afzelius' Anubias
Origin: Africa (Senegal to Mali)

Coffee Leaf Anubias
Origin: Only cultivated

Dwarf Anubias
Origin: The wild type is native to Africa (Cameroon).
Height: 5 to 10 centimeters

Giant Anubias
Origin: Tropical Africa

Heart-Leaved Anubias
Origin: Africa (Guinea, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone)

Anubias
Origin: Tropical Africa

Dwarf Anubias
Origin: Unknown - Anubias species are native to tropical Africa.

Cape-Pondweed, Water Hawthorn
Origin: South Africa

Lesser Water-Plantain
Origin: Europe

Devil's Beggarticks, Common Beggar-Ticks
Origin: North America (Canada, USA) and as a neophyte also in Asia, Europe, New Zealand and North Africa
Height: 30 to 150 centimeters

Bamboo Plant
Origin: South Eastern Asia

Congo Fern, African Water Fern
Origin: Tropical Africa

Bucephalandra
Origin: All 31 Bucephalandra species are native to Borneo.
Height: 10 to 20 centimeters

Flowering Rush, Grass Rush
Origin: Asia, Europe, Northern Africa

Water-Starwort
Origin: Asia, Europe, North America, North Africa

Seaweed
Origin: Indian Ocean and as an invasive species also in the Mediterranean Sea.

Coontail, Hornwort
Origin: Nearly global

Water Sprite
Origin: Africa, Asia, Australia

Water Trumpet
Origin: India, New Guinea, Myanmar, Thailand, Borneo and others

Water Trumpet
Origin: India, New Guinea

Water Trumpet
Origin: Sri Lanka

Water Trumpet
Origin: India, Bangladesh

Water Trumpet
Origin: Sri Lanka

Water Trumpet
Origin: Sri Lanka

Sword Plant
Origin: Sword Plants are native from North to South America.

Sword Plant
Origin: Sword Plants are native from North to South America.

Sword Plant
Origin: Sword Plants are native from North to South America.

Sword Plant, Texas Mud Baby
Origin: Sword Plants are native from North to South America.

Sword Plant, Texas Mud Baby
Origin: Sword Plants are native from North to South America.

Sword Plant, Texas Mud Baby
Origin: Sword Plants are native from North to South America.

Sword Plant
Origin: Brasil

Sword Plant
Origin: Echinodorus species are native to North and South America.

Sword Plant
Origin: Brasil to Chile

Brazilian Waterweed, Dense Waterweed
Origin: South America

Narrow Leaved Elodea
Origin: South America

Canadian Waterweed, Pondweed, Duckweed
Origin: North America and as an invasive species also in Europe, North Africa and Australia, among other places.

Nuttall's Waterweed, Western Waterweed
Origin: North America

Senegal Tea Plant
Origin: Central to South America

River Lily, Crimson Flag
Origin: South Africa, Zimbabwe

Common Mare's Tail
Origin: Asia, Europe, America

Chameleon Plant, Heartleaf
Origin: China, Bhutan, Japan, Nepal, Taiwan

Esthwaite Waterweed, Florida Elodea
Origin: Africa, Asia, Europe

Lawn Pennywort, Water Pennywort
Origin: Africa, Asia

Lawn Pennywort, Water Pennywort
Origin: The wild type is native to Africa and Asia.

African Elodea, Curly Waterweed
Origin: Africa

Common Duckweed, Lesser Duckweed
Origin: Nearly global

West Indian Spongeplant, South American Spongeplant
Origin: Mexico to Argentina

Dwarf Ambulia, Ambulis
Origin: Eastern Asia

Susswassertang
Origin: Tropical Asia

Floating Water-Plantain
Origin: Europe

Creeping Jenny, Moneywort
Origin: The wild type is native from Europe to Turkey and Caucasus.

Water Mint
Origin: 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

Java Fern
Origin: Subtropical to tropical Asia

Parrot's-Feather, Parrotfeather Watermilfoil
Origin: South America

Najas Grass, Guppy Grass
Origin: North America (Canada to Mexico), South America
Height: 20 to 150 centimeters

Najas Grass
Origin: Tropical and subtropical Asia

Yellow Water Lily, Brandy Bottle
Origin: Asia, Europe, Norhern Africa

White Water Lily, White Lotus
Origin: Europe

Water Lily
Origin: Africa

Banana Plant, Banana Lilly
Origin: North America

Fringed Water Lily, Yellow Floating Heart
Origin: Europe to Asia

Water Cabbage, Water Lettuce, Nile Cabbage
Origin: Tropical and subtropical regions in Africa, Asia, Australia, North America and South America. The origin is not known.
Height: 20 to 30 centimeters

Downoi
Origin: Asia (Burma, India, Thailand)

Pickerel-Weed
Origin: Canada to South America

Pondweed
Origin: Asia, Europe, North America

Crystalwort
Origin: Nearly global

Appalachian Arrowhead, Longbeak Arrowhead
Origin: "Benni" is a cultivar. Sagittaria australis is native to the USA.

Arrowhead
Origin: Europe to Japan

Eared Watermoss, African Payal
Origin: Mexico to South America

Giant Salvinia, Kariba Weed
Origin: South America (probably), naturalized in other tropical and subtropical regions.

Brookweed, Water Cabbage
Origin: Nearly global but not in Australia

Great Duckweed, Greater Duckweed
Origin: Nearly global

Arrowroot, Fire-Flag
Origin: Tropical Africa, Central to South America

Graceful Cattail
Origin: Europe to Asia

Common Bladderwort, Geater Bladderwort
Origin: Africa, Asia, Europe