Bay Grasses Identification Key
Leaves with a Midrib
Look carefully at the shape and vein pattern of your specimen and compare to each figure:
Note: there are 3 choices for this level.
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. |
Ludwigia species
Leaves are opaque and not curly, with both transverse and parallel veins. |
Potamogeton perfoliatus |
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If you don't think your plant is represented above try going back a level and choosing again.