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Scenic Lawrence Brook  -  Plants :  Aquatic
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Aquatic plants  [invasives are indicated in red]
fragrance of candy grows in winter, even with snow nearby
Fragrant  Waterlilly (Nymphaea odorata) watercress
(Nasturtium officinale)		 Duckweed
(Lemna minor)
ducks eat its seeds
Yellow Pondlily
(Nuphar luteum) 		Cattail (Typha  latifolia) Cattail (Typha  latifolia)
tubers were an important source of starch for the Lenape  Arrowhead flower - August - Pickerel weed <br>(Pontederia cordata)
Arrowhead 1
(Sagittaria latifolia)		 Arrowhead 2
(Sagittaria latifolia)		 Arrowhead  3
(Sagittaria latifolia)		 Pickerel Weed
(Pontederia cordata)
little white flowers at the surface, dense green mesh under water
Fanwort [invasive]
(Cabomba  caroliniana)		 Water Chestnut [invasive] 
(Trapa natans)
unidentified
Broad-leaved Pondweed
(Potamogeton natans)		  Kidneyleaved Mudplantain
(Heteranthera reniformis) 		Watershield
(Brasenia schreberi)
Also named marsh seedbox, Onagraceae family, native to Florida, mostly introduced by fishtanks owners
Callitriche (Callitriche_heterophylla) Floating Pennywort
(Hydrocotyle ranunculoides)		   Water purslane [invasive]
(Ludwigia palustris)
     
    Common Reed  (Phragmites australis)