Lake Mendota: Macrophyte Species Richness by Year
Species List
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|
| American eelgrass | Vallisneria americana |
| American lotus | Nelumbo lutea |
| American white waterlily | Nymphaea odorata |
| American white waterlily | Nymphaea odorata ssp. tuberosa |
| Canadian waterweed | Elodea canadensis |
| coon's tail | Ceratophyllum demersum |
| curly-leaved pondweed | Potamogeton crispus |
| Eurasian watermilfoil | Myriophyllum spicatum |
| FILAMENTOUS ALGAE | |
| flat-stem pondweed | Potamogeton zosteriformis |
| floatingleaf pondweed | Potamogeton natans |
| grassleaf mudplantain | Heteranthera dubia |
| horned pondweed | Zannichellia palustris |
| illinois pondweed | Potamogeton illinoensis |
| large-leaf pondweed | Potamogeton amplifolius |
| leafy pondweed | Potamogeton foliosus |
| least duckweed | Lemna minor |
| nodding waternymph | Najas flexilis |
| red-head pondweed | Potamogeton richardsonii |
| sago pondweed | Stuckenia pectinata |
| shortspike watermilfoil | Myriophyllum sibiricum |
| varigated yellow pond-lily | Nuphar lutea ssp. variegata |
| white-stem pondweed | Potamogeton praelongus |
