Question: Here is a picture of a plant I found in Mooselookmeguntic Lake, ME.....about 4 a 5ft of water, growing between …
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Here is a picture of a plant I found in Mooselookmeguntic Lake, ME.....about 4 a 5ft of water, growing between two large rocks. I was doing an invasive aquatic plant survey and want to know what to call it in the report. Any thoughts? Thanks.
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Dear Plantperson, you have not photographed a tracheophyte (higher vascular plant), rather an aquatic moss. It likely belongs to the genus Fontinalis. I hope this is able to get you started on your research into what species this is. Though we are happy to try to entertain any plant questions, Go Botany is a site dedicated to wild tracheophytes of New England. Best wishes.
