Bay Grasses Identification Key
Leaves with a Midrib
Look carefully at the shape and vein pattern of your specimen and compare it to each figure below.
Note: there are 3 choices for this level.
(Choice 1 of 3)
Potamogeton crispus
Leaves are transparent, wrinkled or "curly" with a single parallel (from tip to base of leaf) midrib and many transverse (across leaf) veins. Leaf size is highly variable.
(Choice 2 of 3)Ludwigia species
Leaves are opaque and not curly, with both transverse and parallel veins.
(Choice 3 of 3)Potamogeton perfoliatus
If you don't think your plant is represented above, try going back a level and choosing again.