Square Pond
Acton, Shapleigh, York, Maine
MIDAS 3916
Aquatic Plants
The following is a composite list, generated from all available plant data for this lake. The list may draw from one or multiple sources. The quality and completeness of the data will vary from lake to lake, depending upon the scope and the purpose of survey, as well as the level of expertise of the surveyor/s. Some surveys, for example those done by trained volunteers as part of and invasive aquatic plant screening surveys, have not been checked for accuracy, and are often not complete.
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aquatic moss spp. aquatic moss spp. arrowhead, common Sagittaria latifolia arrowhead, spp. Sagittaria spp. bladderwort, common Utricularia vulgaris bladderwort, floating Utricularia radiata bladderwort, large purple Utricularia purpurea bladderwort, northern Utricularia intermedia blueflag Iris versicolor bryozoan colony (ectoprocta) Bryozoa bur-reed, floating leaf Sparganium fluctuans bur-reed, spp. (emergent) Sparganium spp. cattail, common Typha latifolia coontail Ceratophyllum demersum golden pert Gratiola aurea hornwort, prickly Ceratophyllum echinatum little floating heart Nymphoides cordata mannagrass, boreal Glyceria borealis metaphyton (colonial algae "clouds") metaphyton mint, spp. Mentha spp. mint, wild Mentha arvensis muskgrass Chara spp. naiad, slender Najas flexilis naiad, thread-like Najas gracillima pickerel weed Pontedaria cordata pipewort Eriocaulon aquaticum pondweed, alga Potamogeton confervoides pondweed, Berchtold's slender Potamogeton berchtoldii pondweed, budding slender Potamogeton gemmiparus pondweed, fern Potamogeton robbinsii pondweed, floating-leaf Potamogeton natans pondweed, large-leaf Potamogeton amplifolius pondweed, ribbon-leaf Potamogeton epihydrous pondweed, slender Potamogeton pusillus pondweed, small Potamogeton pusilloid spp. pondweed, snail-seed Potamogeton bicupulatus pondweed, spiral-fruited Potamogeton spirillus pondweed, variable Potamogeton gramineus quillwort Isoetes spp. rush, bayonet Juncus militaris rush, brown-fruited Juncus pelocarpus spatterdock Nuphar variegata spearwort, creeping Ranunculus flammula spikerush, creeping Eleocharis palustris spikerush, needle Eleocharis acicularis spikerush, Robbin's Eleocharis robbinsii sponge, freshwater spp. sponge, freshwater St. Johnswort, pale Hypericum ellipticum stonewort spp. Nitella spp. threeway sedge Dulichium arundinaceum watercress, true Nasturtium officinale water crowfoot, white Ranunculus aquatilis var. diffusus water lily, fragrant Nymphaea odorata water lobelia Lobelia dortmanna water marigold Bidens beckii water-milfoil, dwarf Myriophyllum tenellum water-milfoil, low Myriophyllum humile water parsnip Sium suave water-purslane, common Ludwigia palustris watershield Brasenia schreberi water starwort, common Callitriche palustris water starwort, spp. Callitriche spp. waterweed, common Elodea canadensis waterweed, slender Elodea nutallii waterwort Elatine minima wild celery (eel grass) Vallisneria americana
