Damariscotta Lake
Jefferson, Newcastle, Nobleboro, Lincoln, Maine
MIDAS 5400
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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(If no species display below, there are no data for this lake in our database. If you have additional data, please contact us. NOTE: MAPS MAY BE SLOW TO LOAD DEPENDING ON QUERY.)
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 bladderwort, spp. Utricularia spp. bryozoan colony (ectoprocta) Bryozoa bulrush, water Schoenoplectis subterminalis bur-reed, American Sparganium americanum bur-reed, European Sparganium emersum bur-reed, floating leaf Sparganium fluctuans bur-reed, narrow floating-leaf Sparganium angustifolium bur-reed, spp. (emergent) Sparganium spp. cattail, common Typha latifolia cattail spp. Typha spp. coontail Ceratophyllum demersum duckweed, common Lemna minor golden pert Gratiola aurea hornwort, prickly Ceratophyllum echinatum horsetail, water Equisetum fluviatile little floating heart Nymphoides cordata mannagrass, boreal Glyceria borealis mermaid weed, common Proserpinaca palustris metaphyton (colonial algae "clouds") metaphyton muskgrass Chara spp. naiad, slender Najas flexilis naiad, thread-like Najas gracillima pickerel weed Pontedaria cordata pipewort Eriocaulon aquaticum pondweed, Berchtold's slender Potamogeton berchtoldii pondweed, clasping-leaf Potamogeton perfoliatus pondweed, fern Potamogeton robbinsii pondweed, flat-stem Potamogeton zosteriformis pondweed, floating-leaf Potamogeton natans pondweed, large-leaf Potamogeton amplifolius pondweed, red-head Potamogeton richardsonii pondweed, ribbon-leaf Potamogeton epihydrous pondweed, slender Potamogeton pusillus pondweed, small Potamogeton pusilloid spp. pondweed, spiral-fruited Potamogeton spirillus pondweed, spp. Potamogeton spp. pondweed, variable Potamogeton gramineus quillwort Isoetes spp. rush, bayonet Juncus militaris rush, brown-fruited Juncus pelocarpus sedge, woollyfruit Carex lasiocarpa var. americana spatterdock Nuphar variegata spearwort, creeping Ranunculus flammula spikerush, creeping Eleocharis palustris spikerush, needle Eleocharis acicularis spikerush, Robbin's Eleocharis robbinsii spikerush, spp. Eleocharis spp. sponge, freshwater spp. sponge, freshwater stonewort spp. Nitella spp. swamp candles Lysimachia terrestris threeway sedge Dulichium arundinaceum water buttercup Ranunculus spp. water lily, fragrant Nymphaea odorata water lobelia Lobelia dortmanna water marigold Bidens beckii water-milfoil, alternate-flowered Myriophyllum alterniflorum water-milfoil, dwarf Myriophyllum tenellum water-milfoil, northern Myriophyllum sibiricum water-milfoil, spp. Myriophyllum spp. water parsnip Sium suave watershield Brasenia schreberi water starwort, spp. Callitriche spp. waterweed, common Elodea canadensis waterweed, slender Elodea nutallii waterweed, spp. Elodea spp. waterwort Elatine minima wild celery (eel grass) Vallisneria americana
