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Don Yurewicz
Feb 20, 20201 min read
"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...
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CLCA Weed Patrol
Feb 18, 20201 min read
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...
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Don Yurewicz
Feb 17, 20201 min read
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...
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Don Yurewicz
Feb 16, 20201 min read
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,...
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Don Yurewicz
Feb 16, 20201 min read
Robbins Pondweed
Robbins Pondweed (Potamogeton robbinsii) A large field of Robbins Pondweed was found by Brad Gaudreault around the southern edges of the...
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Don Yurewicz
Feb 16, 20201 min read
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...
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Don Yurewicz
Feb 15, 20201 min read
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...
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Don Yurewicz
Feb 14, 20202 min read
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...
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Don Yurewicz
Feb 13, 20201 min read
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...
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Don Yurewicz
Feb 12, 20201 min read
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...
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Don Yurewicz
Feb 12, 20201 min read
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...
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Don Yurewicz
Feb 11, 20201 min read
Native Milfoil (Myriophyllum spp)
Native water milfoil (Myriophyllum humile??) photographed by Maria Gross and Don Yurewicz in Dolloff Cove and South Cove. Native...
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mariagross
Feb 9, 20201 min read
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...
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Don Yurewicz
Feb 9, 20201 min read
Quillwort (Isoetes spp.)
This is a low growing plant in shallow littoral portions of lakes, ponds and streams. It has spiky, somewhat succulent leaves in the form...
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Don Yurewicz
Feb 9, 20201 min read
Tape-grass (Vallisneria Americana) aka Eel Grass or Water Celery
Tape grass in Dolloff Cove intertwined with "grassy" spike rush photo by Don Yurewicz Tape grass has long ribbon-like leaves with a...
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Don Yurewicz
Feb 7, 20201 min read
Water Crowfoot (Ranunculus spp) aka Water Buttercup
Water crowfoot is a submerged plant that grows in water depths up to 6 feet. The leaves occur on long, branching stems emerging from...
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Don Yurewicz
Feb 6, 20201 min read
Water Marigold
Photos by Maria Gross. These samples were collected by Brad Gaudreault in South Cove near Boynton Island (lat/long: 43.941589N...
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Don Yurewicz
Feb 6, 20201 min read
Duckweed and Watermeal
Common Duckweed Common Duckweed and Watermeal (smaller plants) Common duckweed is a free-floating aquatic perennial that forms a floating...
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Don Yurewicz
Feb 5, 20201 min read
Floating Heart (Nymphoides cordata)
Floating Heart in Dolloff Cove (note dragonfly for scale) - photo by Don Yurewicz Floating heart is a small floating perennial. Leaves...
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CLCA Weed Patrol
Feb 5, 202011 min read
Minutes for 2019 WWP Roundup Meetings - Sept 28 and Oct 5
Conway Lake Invasive Weed Patrol Minutes of 2019 Roundup Meetings September 28 and October 5, 2019 Two Weed Patrol roundup meetings for...
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