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COMMON NAME
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SCIENTIFIC NAME
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SEASONAL INTEREST
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HABIT
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LIGHT
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WATER DEPTH
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COMMENTS
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Anacharis
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Egeria densa
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white flower/summer
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submerged
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n.a.
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up to 10'
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shiny bright green leaves, oxygenator
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Arrowhead
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Sagittaria graminea
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white flower/sum-fall
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upright
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4+ hours
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up to 6"
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use in groups along border, or as accent plant; 2' tall
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Canna (tropical)
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Canna lancufolia
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pink, red, orange & yellow/summer
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upright
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6+ hours
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up to 6"
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sword-like leaves with burgundy edges; mass plantings look best
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Cardinal Flower
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Lobelia cardinalis
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bright red/summer & early autumn
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upright
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3+ hours
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0-1"
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semi-aquatic for margin of pond
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Cattails
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Typha angustifolia
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spring-fall/no flower
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upright
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4+ hours
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up to 6"
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varying sizes from 3'-7' tall, shorter in containers
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Cord Grass
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Scripus 'Zebrinus'
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brown spikelettes
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upright
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4+ hours
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up to 9"
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grass blades have white and green stripe
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Dwarf Bamboo
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Dulichium arundinaceum
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spring-fall/no flower
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upright
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4+ hours
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up to 6"
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bright green stalks that reach up to 3' tall; bamboo-like leaves; good for low border plant
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Floating Heart
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Nymphoides peltata
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yellow flower/spring-summer
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floating
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3+ hours
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4"-12"
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Great for shade! Small, prolific blossom amid green and maroon variegated leaves
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Flowering Rush
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Butomus umbellatus
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pink flower/summer
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upright
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4+ hours
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up to 6"
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unassuming, graceful appearance up to 3' tall; small flowers sit atop three-sided stems
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Golden-club
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Orontium aquaticum
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golden-tipped white spiked flower/spring
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upright
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3+ hours
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up to 6"
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grows best in partial shade and shallow water; foliage is deep blue-green and very waxy making for nice display of beaded water
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Hornwort
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Ceratophyllum demersum
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no flower
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submerged
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3+ hours
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up to 10'
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oxygenator, good spawning ground for fish
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Horsetail Reed
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Equisetum
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green stalks w/black bands
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upright
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2+ hours
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up to 1"
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potentially invasive, grow in containers
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Iris
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Iris ensata & louisiana
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blue, white, red, yellow flower/spring
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upright
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3+ hours
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up to 6"
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many varieties and colors; large flowers atop 3-4' sword-shaped leaves; grow in bunches of 2-3 plants
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Lizard's Tail
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Tetrastigma
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white flower/summer
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upright
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4+ hours
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up to 6"
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small flowers bloom on curved spikes to 18" tall
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Marsh Marigold
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Caltha palustris
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golden yellow & white/spring
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upright
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1-2 hours
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up to 1"
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clusters of large, shiny blossoms sit atop clumps of round foliage; prefers partial to moderate shade
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Papyrus (tropical)
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Cyperus
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wheat flower/summer
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upright
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4+ hours
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up to 6"
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dwarf variety may reach 2' tall, giant variety may reach 6'-10' tall; thin reed-like stalks topped with whorled flwrs
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Parrot's Feather
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Myriophyllum proserpinacoides
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spring-fall/no flower
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floating
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4+ hours
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4"-12"
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blue-green whorls of feather-like leaves; clumping
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Purple Pickerel Rush
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Pontederia
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blue, purple, or white flower/sum-fall
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upright
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4+ hours
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10"
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spike-shaped flowers on lanced-shaped stems; 2-3' tall
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Snowflake
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Nymphoides cristatum
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white & yellow
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floating
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4+ hours
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up to 6"
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white has green leaves with chestnut markings; yellow has chocolate leaves with green veins and yellow spots
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Spearwort
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Ranunculus
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yellow flower/spr-sum
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upright
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4+ hours
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up to 6"
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small flowers on light green foliage; grows up to 2' tall
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Sweet Flag
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Acorus calamus
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spring-fall/no flower
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upright
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4+ hours
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up to 6"
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sword-shaped stalks up to 2.5' tall; green or variegated varieties; good vertical accent plant
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Taro (tropical)
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Colocasia esculenta
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spring-fall/no flower
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upright
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4+ hours
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up to 12"
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accent plant that reaches 3.5' tall; black stem to large, green, arrowhead-shaped leaves
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Thalia
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Thalia dealbata
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purple flower/summer
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upright
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4+ hours
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up to 12"
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thin stems showing tiny purple blossoms can grow to 7' tall; shorter, broad leaves
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Umbrella Palm (tropical)
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Cyperus alternifolius
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spring-fall/no flower
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upright
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4+ hours
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up to 6"
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narrow, green stems reach 3'-4' tall with whorled, green foliage;may be grown in filtered light
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Water Bluebells
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Ruellia brittoniana
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lavender, blue, pink flower/summer
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upright
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3+ hours
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up to 6"
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petunia like flowers
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Water Clover
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Marsilea mutica
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spring-fall/no flower
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floating
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2+ hours
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up to 6"
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clusters of green four-leaf clovers with brown and yellow variegation; can tolerate shade; adds texture
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Water Hawthorne
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Aponogeton distachyus
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white flower/spring&fall
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floating
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3-4 hours
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4"-12"
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long, band-shaped leaves with small clustered flowers; strong vanilla scent; prefers partial to moderate shade
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Water Hyacinth
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Eichhornia crassipes
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lavender flower
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floating
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3+ hours
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surface
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round, waxy green leaves; filters water
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Water Lettuce
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Pistia stratiotes
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no flower
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floating
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3+ hours
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surface
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filtrator with lime-green foliage like a head of lettuce
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Water Pennywort
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Hydrocotyle verticillata
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white flower/summer
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floating
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5+ hours
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up to 8"
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umbrella-shaped foliage; small, clustered flowers;
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