coontail
Submerged pond weed
Coontail is an aquatic plant with feathery whorls of leaves resembling a raccoon's tail, common in ponds and lakes.
It floats freely without rooting, providing habitat for fish and invertebrates.
The name also applies to a hairstyle where hair is wrapped in alternating colors, spiraling like the striped tail: She wore her hair in coontails with black and pink wraps.
Spore plant with projections
- submergedBelow water's surface
- aquaticWater-inhabiting
- pondweedFreshwater aquatic plant
- milfoilFeather-leaved aquatic plant
waterweed · oxygenator · aquarium · freshwater · rootless · feathery · whorled · invasive
Small still body
- lakeEnclosed body of freshwater
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
- marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
- swampWaterlogged land with vegetation
bog · stream · ditch · backwater · slough · bayou · estuary · riparian
Small masked procyonid
- furAnimal body hair
- bandedHaving encircling marks
- stripedHaving contrasting bands
- markingsIdentifying visual features
bushy · mammal · nocturnal · mask · distinctive · pelt · pattern
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- bioindicatorSpecies showing ecosystem health
- eutrophicationExcess nutrients depleting oxygen
- nitrogenElement seven, colorless gas
- phosphorusGlow-in-dark element
spawning · waterfowl · forage · shade · oxygen · filtration · biodiversity · native
hornwort
Spore plant with projections
milfoil · waterweed · oxygenator · aquarium · freshwater · rootless · feathery · whorled · invasive · algae
pond
Small still body
swamp · bog · stream · ditch · backwater · slough · bayou · estuary · riparian · littoral
ringtail
Small masked procyonid
markings · bushy · mammal · nocturnal · mask · distinctive · pelt · pattern
ecosystem
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- bioindicatorSpecies showing ecosystem health
- eutrophicationExcess nutrients depleting oxygen
- nitrogenElement seven, colorless gas
phosphorus · spawning · waterfowl · forage · shade · oxygen · filtration · biodiversity · native · invasive
duck
Waterbird that quacks
carp · muskrat · beaver · turtle · frog · dragonfly · snail · crayfish · heron · nesting
- freshwater lifecatfish, trout, bass, salmon, frog
- water plantsduckweed, water lilies, waterlily, water lily, pondweed