pondweed
Lake bottom greenery
Pondweed refers to various aquatic plants that grow in ponds, lakes, and slow-moving streams.
Most pondweeds have long stems rooted in mud with leaves that float on or just below the surface.
They provide habitat and food for fish and waterfowl.
The name applies broadly to plants from several families, though it most commonly designates members of the genus *Potamogeton*.
Horizontal underground plant stem
- tuberUnderground nutrient reservoir
- leafyHaving abundant foliage
- linearArranged in straight succession
- submergedBelow water's surface
floating · stipule · sheath · spike · nutlet · perennial · monocot · stem
Floating pond flower
- eelgrassSubmerged marine flowering plant
- hornwortSpore plant with projections
- bladderwortCarnivorous aquatic plant
- coontailRootless submerged aquatic plant
milfoil · naiad · mare's-tail
Enclosed body of freshwater
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
- marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
- bogAcidic peat wetland
- fenLow marshy ground
swamp · estuary · lagoon · freshwater · brackish · shallows · sediment · substrate
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- photosynthesisLight-to-sugar conversion in plants
- oxygenatorGas-exchange medical device
- nutrientLife-sustaining substance
- nitrogenElement seven, colorless gas
phosphorus · filtration · turbidity · spawning · nursery · refuge · forage · waterfowl
Pest takeover situation
- non-nativeNot indigenous here
- colonizeEstablish control over territory
- spreadTo distribute widely
- outcompeteBeat in rivalry
monoculture · clog · choking · management · herbicide · harvesting · biocontrol · eradication
rhizome
Horizontal underground plant stem
- tuberUnderground nutrient reservoir
- leafyHaving abundant foliage
- linearArranged in straight succession
submerged · floating · stipule · sheath · spike · nutlet · perennial · monocot · stem · node
waterlily
Floating pond flower
- eelgrassSubmerged marine flowering plant
- hornwortSpore plant with projections
- bladderwortCarnivorous aquatic plant
coontail · milfoil · naiad · mare's-tail
lake
Enclosed body of freshwater
fen · swamp · estuary · lagoon · freshwater · brackish · shallows · sediment · substrate · mudflat
ecosystem
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- photosynthesisLight-to-sugar conversion in plants
- oxygenatorGas-exchange medical device
- nutrientLife-sustaining substance
nitrogen · phosphorus · filtration · turbidity · spawning · nursery · refuge · forage · waterfowl · fish
infestation
Pest takeover situation
- non-nativeNot indigenous here
- colonizeEstablish control over territory
- spreadTo distribute widely
outcompete · monoculture · clog · choking · management · herbicide · harvesting · biocontrol · eradication · navigation
- aquatic plantseelgrass, sea grass, lotus, water lily, kelp
- freshwater lifecatfish, trout, bass, salmon, frog
- pond lifetadpoles, fish, frog, frogs, algae
- water plantswater lilies, waterlily, water lily, lily pads, cattails
- wetland plantspapyrus, bulrush, cattail, bulrushes, sedge
- freshwaterponds, river water, freshwater lake, creek, brook
pondweedseaweed
Saltwater aquatic plants
kelp · marine algae · sea grass · eelgrass
pondweeddesert plant
Vegetation of dry wastelands
cactus · xerophyte · tumbleweed · sagebrush