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Floating bladderwort vs Swollen bladderwort
NHDES has written a fact sheet about these two bladderworts. It would be important to realize that their names are not interchangeable...
mariagross
Jul 28, 20243 min read
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Species Check List
The list below is a check list of identified native aquatic plants and animals in Conway Lake, some species not yet identified in the...
Don Yurewicz
May 13, 20201 min read
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Algae - Filamentous Green Algae
Floating mat of filamentous green algae in Dolloff Cove - photo by Don Yurewicz Filamentous algae consists of single algae cells that...
Don Yurewicz
Mar 27, 20201 min read
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Nitella - A Macro-Algae
Judy Capreralla, one of our Lake Hosts, found this small plant floating just below the surface of the water, off of the Conway beach ramp....
mariagross
Mar 27, 20201 min read
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Aquatic Moss (Fontinalis spp.)
Aquatic moss (aka water moss) is a dark green plant that attaches to submerged rocks or logs. The stems branch and are entirely covered...
Don Yurewicz
Mar 21, 20201 min read
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Bladderwort (Utricularia spp.)
Bladderwort is one of the most common aquatic plants in Conway Lake and is easily identified by the small bladders (2-4 mm in diameter)...
Don Yurewicz
Mar 10, 20202 min read
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Coontail (aka Hornwort)
This native plant has been identified by Maria Gross in Wiley Brook inlet (Zone 7). Coontail collected in Wiley Brook inlet (Zone 7). ...
Don Yurewicz
Mar 5, 20201 min read
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"Grassy" Spike Rush (Eleocharis acicularis) aka "Thread Grass" or "Sterile Thread-Like Leaf"
"Grassy spike rush" is a submerged, thread-like, sterile version of the emergent spike rush plant. It is common in shallow portions of...
Don Yurewicz
Feb 20, 20201 min read
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Floating Pondweed (Potamogeton natans)
Floating pondweed has both submersed and floating leaves but the submersed leaves are very narrow and appear to consist only of an...
CLCA Weed Patrol
Feb 18, 20201 min read
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Ribbon-Leaf Pondweed (Potamogeton epihydrus)
Floating leaves are firm, green, elliptic, 1 to 3 inches long, up to ¾ inch wide, and rounded to bluntly pointed at the tip. Submersed...
Don Yurewicz
Feb 17, 20201 min read
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Spiral Pondweed (Potamogeton spirillus)
Spiral pondweed has submersed and floating leaves, though floating leaves are typically few or may be absent. Floating leaves are firm,...
Don Yurewicz
Feb 16, 20201 min read
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Robbins Pondweed
Robbins Pondweed (Potamogeton robbinsii) A large field of Robbins Pondweed was found by Brad Gaudreault around the southern edges of the...
Don Yurewicz
Feb 16, 20201 min read
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White Stem Pondweed (Potamogeton praelongus)
This pondweed has not yet been identified in Conway Lake. Photo by Jessica O'Brien University of California, Berkeley White-stem pondweed...
Don Yurewicz
Feb 16, 20201 min read
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Clasping-Leaf Pondweed
This pondweed has not yet been identified in Conway Lake but keep an eye out - there is an invasive (Curly Leaf Pondweed) which looks...
Don Yurewicz
Feb 15, 20201 min read
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Thin-Leaved Submerged Pondweeds
These pondweeds lack floating leaves and have thin, "grassy" like leaves. and resemble several other aquatic plants with thin leaves and...
Don Yurewicz
Feb 14, 20202 min read
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Mermaid Weed (Proserpinaca palustris)
Source: Go Botany Native Plant Trust Mermaid weed grows in the submersed and emergent plant communities. It may be found in the shallow...
Don Yurewicz
Feb 13, 20201 min read
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Native Waterweed (Elodea spp.)
The stems of native waterweed are anchored to the bottom by shallow roots and grow up to three feet long. The plant often branches...
Don Yurewicz
Feb 12, 20201 min read
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Native Water Naiad (Najas flexilis) aka Water Nymph
This submerged plant has been spotted in Dolloff Cove, South Cove, and Paige Brook by members of the Weed Patrol. It is characterized by...
Don Yurewicz
Feb 12, 20201 min read
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Native Milfoil (Myriophyllum spp)
Native water milfoil (Myriophyllum humile??) photographed by Maria Gross and Don Yurewicz in Dolloff Cove and South Cove. Native...
Don Yurewicz
Feb 11, 20201 min read
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Those rosettes you see all over the lake’s floor:Pipeworts or Quillworts?
I have been on the hunt and for the sake of a show-and-tell here are my findings. I have now found 2 varieties of Quillwort that present...
mariagross
Feb 9, 20201 min read
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