Submerged Aquatic Plants

Number of Leaves at Branching and

Unbranching Nodes are Equal

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Description:  Submersed weed with broad oval leaves, usually four in number, arranged in whorls around the stem.  Whorls are compact near the growth tip with spacing between the whorls gradually increasing further down the stem.

Distribution:  Usually found in hard water.  Common in the Northern and North Central states south to Kentucky and Virginia.