A linear

leaf on a bur-reed

Odd-pinnate

compound leaf

on a great water-parsnip

A lanceolate

leaf on a marsh

woundwort

An umbel

A ligula

on a reed canary-grass

A whorl

on a mare's tail

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Common

Wate

r-plan

tain

Leaves are yellowy green,

emerging from the base (acaulescent), with rounded base

and pointed tip

Leaves are spear-shapedArro

whead

Leaves form cross-shaped

triplets, with one root on the underside

A root bundle grows on the underside of

the leaf

Gre

ater

Du

ckwe

ed

Grea

ter W

ater

-par

snip

Leaves are odd-pinnate,

lanceolate, with a serrated

edgeLeaves are oblong, with sparse hairs, flowers are

blueLeaves are

lanceolate, hairy, and with an

unpleasant odour

Marsh Woundwort

Ivy-leaved Duckweed

The plant consists of small

freely floating leaves.

The leaves are large and

almost circular

Yello

w W

ater

-lily

Great

Yellowcress

Top leaves are whole,

bottom ones lobed

Water

Forget-me-not

Water

Mint

Comm

on

Rivergrass

Leaves are oval and smell of peppermint when rubbed

The leaves growing above the water are

linear.

The plant has floating

leavesAll the

leaves of the plant are

submerged

Common Reed

There is a “tooth mark” on

the leaf blade, and a fringe of hairs

replaces the ligule

Leaves are bi- or tripinnate,

deltoid in overall shape

Fine-leaved Water-dropwort

The ligule between the stem and leaf

blade has a frayed tip

The tips of the leaves

are boat shaped

The stems are hollow,

the leaves are attached

alternately

Reed

Sweet-grass

Leaves are small and

arranged in whorls around

the stem

The leaves are thread like and pointed

The leaves are arranged

as a collar around

the stem

Clasping-leaf

pondweed

Sennel Pondweed

Mar

e's

Tail

The flowers are in clusters

resembling the burrs of a burdock, the leaves are blunt tipped Bu

r-ree

d

Flow

ering

Rus

h

Pink flowers arranged in umbels, leaves triangular in

leaf-base

Long, cylindrical,

leafless stems

Com

mon

Clu

b-ru

sh

The edge and underside

of the leaf are coarse

haired

Leaves are narrow and small

Ree

d C

anar

ygra

ss Cree

ping

Ben

tgra

ss