We also observed some examples of Labiatae , Cyperaceae , Alismataceae , and Polygonaceae . Following are pictures of some of the aquatic plants we encountered. Take a look at the pictures below and recall the characteristics of the plants and new families you saw. Its whorled branches, light green color, and odor are distinctive. The leaves of Potamogeton are broader and the fruits are more rounded and are found clustered at the ends of short peduncles in the axiles of leaves.
Common arrowhead has saggitate leaves and a flower with three, obvious, white petals.
The nature of the flower is characteristic of many members of the Alismataceae .