oligohaline potamogeton nodosus potamogeton pusillus cd...32 spiny naiad najas minor monocot •...

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SAV Watchers C h e s a p e a k e B a y h e Pocket Field Guide 2 SAV species list Cd - Hornwort - Ceratophyllum demersum Cal - Water starwort - Callitriche sp. Egd - Brazilian waterweed - Egeria densa Ex - Unknown waterweed - Elodea sp. Ec - Common waterweed - Elodea canadensis En - Western waterweed - Elodea nuttallii Hd - Water stargrass - Heteranthera dubia Hv - Hydrilla - Hydrilla verticillata Mx - Unknown milfoil - Myriophyllum sp. Mh - Low watermilfoil - Myriophyllum humile Ma - Parrot feather milfoil - Myriophyllum brasiliense/aquaticum Ms - Eurasian watermilfoil - Myriophyllum spicatum Nx - Unknown naiad - Najas sp. - Northern naiad - >>à yiÝà Ngr - Slender naiad - Najas gracillima Ngd - Southern naiad - Najas guadalupensis Nm - Spiny naiad - Najas minor Px - Unknown pondweed - Potamogeton sp. Pc - Curly pondweed - Potamogeton crispus Pe - Leafy pondweed - Potamogeton epihydrus Pi - Illinois pondweed - Potamogeton illinoensis Pn - American pondweed - Potamogeton nodosus Ppf - Redhead grass - Potamogeton perfoliatus Ppu - Slender pondweed - Potamogeton pusillus Rm - Widgeongrass - Ruppia maritima Sp - Sago pondweed - Stuckenia pectinata Ut - Bladderwort - Utricularia Va - Wild celery - Vallisneria americana Zm - Eelgrass - Zostera marina Zp - Horned pondweed - Zannichellia palustris U - Unknown species 4 Tier 1 monitoring parameters Basic observer and site information Photo required (if present) SAV species 6 Hornwort Location: Freshwater tributaries General ID: Lacks true roots, but stems can grow up to 3 m long. Brittle, stiff leaves grow in whorls of 9 or 10. Whorls are denser toward the end of the stem. Leaves fork into i>À] y>Ì Ãi}iÌð i ÌiiÌ }ÀÜ on one side of the leaf margin. Similar morphology: Eurasian watermilfoil Fun facts: • Neither a dicot nor a eudicot, but is closely related to eudicots • Found in all 50 states • Most often found in slow-moving waters Ceratophyllum demersum Order Ceratophyllales • Family Ceratophyllaceae Oligohaline Cd

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Page 1: Oligohaline Potamogeton nodosus Potamogeton pusillus Cd...32 Spiny naiad Najas minor Monocot • Order Alismatales • Family Hydrocharitaceae Oligohaline Location: Rivers and fresh

SAV

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e Ba

y

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Po

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Fie

ld G

uid

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V s

pec

ies

list

Cd

- H

ornw

ort

- C

erat

ophy

llum

dem

ersu

m

Cal

- W

ater

sta

rwor

t - C

allit

riche

sp

.

Eg

d -

Bra

zilia

n w

ater

wee

d -

Eger

ia d

ensa

Ex

- U

nkno

wn

wat

erw

eed

- E

lod

ea s

p.

Ec

- C

omm

on w

ater

wee

d -

Elo

dea

can

aden

sis

En

- W

este

rn w

ater

wee

d -

Elod

ea n

utta

llii

Hd

- W

ater

sta

rgra

ss -

Het

eran

ther

a d

ubia

Hv

- H

ydril

la -

Hyd

rilla

ver

ticill

ata

Mx

- U

nkno

wn

milf

oil -

Myr

iop

hyllu

m s

p.

Mh

- Lo

w w

ater

milf

oil -

Myr

iop

hyllu

m h

umile

Ma

- Pa

rrot

feat

her

milf

oil -

Myr

iop

hyllu

m

b

rasi

liens

e/aq

uatic

um

Ms

- Eu

rasi

an w

ater

milf

oil -

Myr

iop

hyllu

m

sp

icat

um

Nx

- U

nkno

wn

naia

d -

Naj

as s

p.

- N

orth

ern

naia

d -

Ng

r - Sl

end

er n

aiad

- N

ajas

gra

cilli

ma

Ng

d -

Sout

hern

nai

ad -

Naj

as g

uad

alup

ensi

s

Nm

- S

pin

y na

iad

- N

ajas

min

or

Px

- U

nkno

wn

pon

dw

eed

- P

otam

oget

on s

p.

Pc

- C

urly

pon

dw

eed

- Po

tam

oget

on c

risp

us

Pe

- Le

afy

pon

dw

eed

- Po

tam

oget

on e

pih

ydru

s

Pi -

Illin

ois

pon

dw

eed

- P

otam

oget

on il

linoe

nsis

Pn

- A

mer

ican

pon

dw

eed

- Po

tam

oget

on n

odos

us

Pp

f - R

edhe

ad g

rass

- P

otam

oget

on p

erfo

liatu

s

Pp

u - Sl

end

er p

ond

wee

d -

Pot

amog

eton

pus

illus

Rm

- W

idg

eong

rass

- Ru

pp

ia m

ariti

ma

Sp -

Sag

o p

ond

wee

d -

Stu

cken

ia p

ectin

ata

Ut

- B

lad

der

wor

t -

Utr

icul

aria

Va

- W

ild c

eler

y -

Valli

sner

ia a

mer

ican

a

Zm

- E

elg

rass

- Zo

ster

a m

arin

a

Zp

- H

orne

d p

ond

wee

d -

Zann

iche

llia

pal

ustr

is

U -

Unk

now

n sp

ecie

s

4

Tier

1 m

oni

tori

ng p

aram

eter

s

Bas

ic o

bse

rver

and

site

info

rmat

ion

Pho

to r

equi

red

(if

pre

sent

)

SAV

sp

ecie

s

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rnw

ort

Loca

tio

n: F

resh

wat

er t

ribut

arie

s

Gen

eral

ID:

Lack

s tr

ue r

oots

, but

st

ems

can

gro

w u

p t

o 3

m lo

ng.

Brit

tle, s

tiff l

eave

s g

row

in w

horls

of

9 or

10.

Who

rls a

re d

ense

r to

war

d

the

end

of t

he s

tem

. Lea

ves

fork

into

on o

ne s

ide

of t

he le

af m

arg

in.

Sim

ilar

mo

rpho

log

y: E

uras

ian

wat

erm

ilfoi

l

Fun

fact

s:

• N

eith

er a

dic

ot n

or a

eud

icot

, but

is

clos

ely

rela

ted

to

eud

icot

s•

Foun

d in

all

50 s

tate

s•

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t of

ten

foun

d in

slo

w-m

ovin

g

wat

ers

Cer

atop

hyllu

m d

emer

sum

Ord

er C

erat

ophy

llale

s •

Fam

ily C

erat

ophy

llace

ae

Oligohaline

Cd

Page 2: Oligohaline Potamogeton nodosus Potamogeton pusillus Cd...32 Spiny naiad Najas minor Monocot • Order Alismatales • Family Hydrocharitaceae Oligohaline Location: Rivers and fresh

3

Sam

plin

g in

the

Che

sap

eake

Bay

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ity

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nes

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uid

elin

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map

ad

apte

d fr

om

VIM

S

Olig

oha

line

(and

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al F

resh

)

&

Aug

ust

and

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tem

ber

Mes

oha

line

&

Mid

-Jul

y to

mid

-Aug

ust

Po

lyha

line

&

May

PA

VAWV

080

Km

080

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Olig

ohal

ine

(and

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al F

resh

)

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halin

e

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ohal

ine

MD

DE

DC

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n-si

te re

por

ting

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uip

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with

the

W

ater

Rep

orte

r ap

p

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pec

ies

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de

Off-

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ortin

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2

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tiona

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• D

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ecie

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ock

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rder

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atop

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mily

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atop

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ort

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atop

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sum

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200

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ther

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pac

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(10

ft)

(660

ft)

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8Wat

er s

tarw

ort

Loca

tio

n: F

resh

wat

ers

thro

ugho

ut B

ay

Gen

eral

ID:

Egg

-sha

ped

leav

es a

re

brig

ht g

reen

and

ab

out

2 cm

long

and

up

to

8 m

m w

ide.

Eac

h jo

int

of t

he s

tem

emer

ge

abov

e su

rfac

e of

the

wat

er.

Sim

ilar

mo

rpho

log

y: C

omm

on

wat

erw

eed

Fun

fact

s:

• M

ultip

le s

pec

ies

occu

r in

the

Bay

; C

. sta

gna

lis is

sho

wn

at t

he le

ft•

Prov

ides

hab

itat

for

inse

cts

• Fo

od s

ourc

e fo

r d

ucks

Cal

litric

he s

p.

Eud

icot

• O

rder

Cal

litric

hale

s •

Fam

ily C

allic

htric

hace

ae

Oligohaline

Cal

10

Bra

zilia

n w

ater

wee

d

Loca

tio

n: N

ot c

omm

on in

the

Bay

; fou

nd

in fr

esh

wat

ers

Gen

eral

ID:

Form

s th

ick

mat

s at

the

su

rfac

e of

the

wat

er. S

tem

s ar

e hi

ghl

y b

ranc

hed

. Lea

ves

form

in w

horls

of f

our

and

are

den

sest

nea

r th

e to

p o

f the

ste

m.

Leav

es a

re d

ark

or b

right

gre

en, s

erra

ted

, lo

ng, a

nd n

arro

w (u

p t

o 2.

5 cm

long

and

the

sprin

g a

nd t

he fa

ll.

Sim

ilar

mo

rpho

log

y: Hyd

rilla

, com

mon

w

ater

wee

d

Fun

fact

s:

• N

ativ

e to

Sou

th A

mer

ica

• In

trod

uced

to

U.S

. wat

ers

by

aqua

rium

ow

ners

em

pty

ing

the

ir aq

uaria

in r

iver

s an

d p

ond

s

Eger

ia d

ensa

Mon

ocot

• O

rder

Alis

mat

ales

• F

amily

Hyd

roch

arita

ceae

Oligohaline

Eg

d

12

Co

mm

on

wat

erw

eed

Loca

tio

n: F

resh

wat

er t

ribut

arie

s;

occa

sion

ally

in s

altie

r w

ater

s w

here

fr

eshw

ater

sp

ring

s ar

e fo

und

Gen

eral

ID:

Ova

l lea

ves

gro

w d

irect

ly

on t

hin,

bra

nche

d s

tem

s (n

o le

af s

talk

s).

Leav

es g

row

in w

horls

, with

3 p

er n

ode.

Ti

ps

of le

aves

are

blu

nt a

nd m

arg

ins

usin

g a

han

d le

ns. L

eave

s ar

e d

ense

st

tow

ard

ste

m t

ip.

Sim

ilar

mo

rpho

log

y: Hyd

rilla

, wes

tern

an

d B

razi

lian

wat

erw

eed

s

Fun

fact

s:

• Fo

od fo

r bea

vers

, mus

krat

s, a

nd d

ucks

• C

an g

row

in d

eep

or

shal

low

wat

ers

• H

abita

t fo

r in

vert

ebra

tes,

sm

all

Elod

ea c

anad

ensi

s

Mon

ocot

• O

rder

Alis

tam

atal

es •

Fam

ily H

ydro

char

itace

ae

Oligohaline

Ec

14

Wes

tern

wat

erw

eed

Elod

ea n

utta

llii

Mon

ocot

• O

rder

Alis

mat

ales

• F

amily

Hyd

roch

arita

ceae

Oligohaline

Loca

tio

n: F

resh

wat

ers

and

up

per

re

ache

s of

Bay

trib

utar

ies

Gen

eral

ID:

Long

, sle

nder

, bra

nche

d

stem

s g

row

up

to

1 m

long

. Who

rled

le

aves

gro

w d

irect

ly o

n st

ems

(in t

hree

s or

four

s) a

nd a

re e

venl

y sp

aced

alo

ng

stem

. Lea

ves

are

shor

t (u

p t

o 16

mm

) an

d n

arro

w.

Leav

es a

re p

ale

gre

en in

co

lor.

Flow

ers

are

whi

te.

Sim

ilar

mo

rpho

log

y: Hyd

rilla

, com

mon

w

ater

wee

d

Fun

fact

s:

• N

ativ

e to

Nor

th A

mer

ica

• In

vasi

ve in

Eur

ope

and

Asi

a

En

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11

Bra

zilia

n w

ater

wee

dEg

eria

den

sa

Mon

ocot

• O

rder

Alis

mat

ales

• F

amily

Hyd

roch

arita

ceae

Oligohaline

Eg

d

9

Wat

er s

tarw

ort

C

allit

riche

sp

.

Eud

icot

• O

rder

Cal

litric

hale

s •

Fam

ily C

allic

htric

hace

ae

Oligohaline

Cal

15

Wes

tern

wat

erw

eed

Elod

ea n

utta

llii

Mon

ocot

• O

rder

Alis

mat

ales

• F

amily

Hyd

roch

arita

ceae

Oligohaline

En

13

Co

mm

on

wat

erw

eed

Elod

ea c

anad

ensi

s

Mon

ocot

• O

rder

Alis

tam

atal

es •

Fam

ily H

ydro

char

itace

ae

Oligohaline

Ec

Page 5: Oligohaline Potamogeton nodosus Potamogeton pusillus Cd...32 Spiny naiad Najas minor Monocot • Order Alismatales • Family Hydrocharitaceae Oligohaline Location: Rivers and fresh

16

Wat

er s

targ

rass

Het

eran

ther

a d

ubia

Mon

ocot

• O

rder

Com

mel

inal

es •

Fam

ily P

onte

der

iace

ae

Oligohaline

Loca

tio

n: F

resh

wat

er t

ribut

arie

s

Gen

eral

ID:

Tall,

som

ewha

t b

ushy

p

lant

with

gra

ss-li

ke le

aves

tha

t g

row

on

bra

nchi

ng s

tem

s. T

he b

otto

m o

f ea

ch le

af w

rap

s ar

ound

the

ste

m li

ke a

sh

eath

. Lea

ves

are

arra

nged

alte

rnat

ely.

abov

e w

ater

in t

he s

umm

er.

Sim

ilar

mo

rpho

log

y: N

aiad

s

Fun

fact

s:

• Fl

ower

s on

ly o

pen

ab

ove

the

surf

ace

of t

he w

ater

• Th

ere

is a

lso

a te

rres

tria

l for

m o

f thi

s sp

ecie

s

Hd

18

Hyd

rilla

Hyd

rilla

ver

ticill

ata

Mon

ocot

• O

rder

Alis

mat

ales

• F

amily

Hyd

roch

arita

ceae

Oligohaline

Loca

tio

n: F

resh

and

bra

ckis

h w

ater

s of

th

e B

ay, i

n ar

eas

with

mud

dy

sub

stra

te

Gen

eral

ID:

Stem

s ar

e lo

ng a

nd

bra

nchi

ng. L

eave

s g

row

in w

horls

of

3-5,

and

can

be

stra

ight

, lan

ce s

hap

ed,

or v

ery

smal

l. Le

aves

are

line

ar a

nd

serr

ated

. Fl

ower

s ar

e w

hite

and

ver

y sm

all.

Sim

ilar

mo

rpho

log

y: C

omm

on

wat

erw

eed

Fun

fact

s:

• N

on-n

ativ

e in

the

Che

sap

eake

Bay

• C

an li

ve in

low

er li

ght

con

diti

ons

than

oth

er S

AV

sp

ecie

s •

Food

sou

rce

for

mig

rato

ry b

irdsHv

20

Low

wat

erm

ilfo

ilM

yrio

phy

llum

hum

ile

Eud

icot

• O

rder

Sax

ifrag

ales

• F

amily

Hal

orag

acea

e

OligohalineLo

cati

on:

Fre

shw

ater

coa

stal

pon

ds,

la

kes,

and

rese

rvoi

rs a

long

sho

relin

e

Gen

eral

ID:

Mor

pho

log

y is

ext

rem

ely

varia

ble

dep

end

ing

on

wat

er le

vel.

opp

osite

ly o

r sc

atte

red

alo

ng s

tem

s.

Each

leaf

has

up

to

20 h

air-

like

seg

men

ts (u

p t

o 10

per

sid

e) t

hat

mak

e th

is p

lant

ap

pea

r fu

zzy.

Sim

ilar

mo

rpho

log

y: E

uras

ian

wat

erm

ilfoi

l

Fun

fact

s:

• N

ot c

omm

on in

Che

sap

eake

BayMh

22

Par

rot

feat

her

milf

oil

Myr

iop

hyllu

m b

rasi

liens

e (o

r aq

uatic

um)

Eud

icot

• O

rder

Sax

ifrag

ales

• F

amily

Hal

orag

acea

e

Oligohaline

Loca

tio

n: F

resh

wat

ers

of t

he B

ay

Gen

eral

ID:

Stem

s ar

e st

out,

with

sid

e of

the

leaf

has

up

to

25 h

air-

like

pro

trus

ions

tha

t g

ive

it a

feat

her-

like

app

eara

nce.

Ste

ms

som

etim

es a

pp

ear

red

dis

h.

Sim

ilar

mo

rpho

log

y: E

uras

ian

wat

erm

ilfoi

l

Fun

fact

s:

• C

an g

row

out

of w

ater

and

ont

o la

nd•

No

mal

e p

lant

s ex

ist

outs

ide

of S

outh

A

mer

ica

• N

ativ

e to

the

Am

azon

• In

trod

uced

to

the

U.S

. in

Was

hing

ton,

D.C

.

Ma

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19

Hyd

rilla

Hyd

rilla

ver

ticill

ata

Mon

ocot

• O

rder

Alis

mat

ales

• F

amily

Hyd

roch

arita

ceae

Oligohaline

Hv

17

Wat

er s

targ

rass

Het

eran

ther

a d

ubia

Mon

ocot

• O

rder

Com

mel

inal

es •

Fam

ily P

onte

der

iace

ae

Oligohaline

Hd

23

Par

rot

feat

her

milf

oil

Myr

iop

hyllu

m b

rasi

liens

e (o

r aq

uatic

um)

Eud

icot

• O

rder

Sax

ifrag

ales

• F

amily

Hal

orag

acea

e

Oligohaline

Ma

21

Low

wat

erm

ilfo

ilM

yrio

phy

llum

hum

ile

Eud

icot

• O

rder

Sax

ifrag

ales

• F

amily

Hal

orag

acea

e

Oligohaline

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24

Eur

asia

n w

ater

milf

oil

Loca

tio

n: W

idel

y d

istr

ibut

ed in

fres

h an

d b

rack

ish

wat

ers

of t

he B

ay a

nd it

s tr

ibut

arie

s

Gen

eral

ID:

Del

icat

e le

aves

rese

mb

le

feat

hers

and

gro

w in

who

rls o

f 4

(usu

ally

) or

5. L

eave

s ar

e p

inna

te a

nd

lose

the

ir sh

ape

whe

n re

mov

ed fr

om

the

wat

er. I

n th

e su

mm

er, r

edd

ish

Sim

ilar

mo

rpho

log

y: P

arro

t fe

athe

r m

ilfoi

l, ho

rnw

ort

Fun

fact

s:

• Is

an

intr

oduc

ed s

pec

ies

in t

he B

ay•

Prov

ides

hab

itat

for

inse

cts

and

aq

uatic

sp

ecie

s

Myr

iop

hyllu

m s

pic

atum

Eud

icot

• O

rder

Sax

ifrag

ales

• F

amily

Hal

orag

acea

e

Mesohaline Oligohaline

Ms

26

No

rthe

rn n

aiad

Mon

ocot

• O

rder

Alis

mat

ales

• F

amily

Hyd

roch

arita

ceae

Oligohaline

Loca

tio

n: R

iver

s an

d fr

esh

and

bra

ckis

h B

ay w

ater

s, in

are

as w

ith s

and

y su

bst

rate

Gen

eral

ID:

Nar

row

leav

es a

re s

light

ly

bro

ader

at

the

bas

e an

d g

row

up

to

6

mm

long

. Le

aves

are

op

pos

ite o

r in

w

horls

, and

cur

ve o

ut fr

om t

he s

tem

. St

em is

sle

nder

and

bra

nchi

ng.

Sim

ilar

mo

rpho

log

y: S

lend

er,

sout

hern

, and

sp

iny

naia

ds

Fun

fact

s:

• A

lso

know

n as

the

“no

dd

ing

w

ater

nym

ph”

• Se

nsiti

ve t

o p

ollu

tion

• Fo

od s

ourc

e fo

r w

ater

bird

s

28

Slen

der

nai

adN

ajas

gra

cilli

ma

Mon

ocot

• O

rder

Alis

mat

ales

• F

amily

Hyd

roch

arita

ceae

OligohalineLo

cati

on:

Riv

ers

and

fres

h an

d b

rack

ish

Bay

wat

ers,

in a

reas

with

san

dy

sub

stra

te

Gen

eral

ID:

Leav

es a

re n

arro

wer

tha

n th

ose

of s

outh

ern

and

nor

ther

n na

iad

s.

edg

es. L

eave

s ar

e op

pos

ite o

r w

horle

d

and

gro

w u

p t

o 28

mm

in le

ngth

. Lea

ves

gro

w m

ore

den

sely

nea

r th

e to

p o

f the

sl

end

er, b

ranc

hing

ste

m.

Sim

ilar

mo

rpho

log

y: N

orth

ern,

so

uthe

rn, a

nd s

pin

y na

iad

s

Fun

fact

s:

• A

lso

calle

d t

he “

thre

ad-li

ke

wat

erny

mp

h”

Ng

r

30

Sout

hern

nai

adN

ajas

gua

dal

upen

sis

Mon

ocot

• O

rder

Alis

mat

ales

• F

amily

Hyd

roch

arita

ceae

Oligohaline

Loca

tio

n: R

iver

s an

d fr

esh

and

b

rack

ish

Bay

wat

ers,

in a

reas

with

sa

ndy

sub

stra

te

Gen

eral

ID:

leav

es g

row

up

to

33 m

m lo

ng. L

eave

s ar

e op

pos

ite o

r w

horle

d o

n sl

end

er,

bra

nchi

ng s

tem

s.

Sim

ilar

mo

rpho

log

y: S

lend

er,

nort

hern

, and

sp

iny

naia

ds

Fun

fact

s:

• Fo

und

acr

oss

the

Am

eric

as•

Con

sid

ered

a w

eed

in s

ome

area

s• •

Als

o ca

lled

“b

ushy

pon

dw

eed

Ng

d

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No

rthe

rn n

aiad

Mon

ocot

• O

rder

Alis

mat

ales

• F

amily

Hyd

roch

arita

ceae

Oligohaline

25

Eur

asia

n w

ater

milf

oil

Myr

iop

hyllu

m s

pic

atum

Eud

icot

• O

rder

Sax

ifrag

ales

• F

amily

Hal

orag

acea

e

Mesohaline Oligohaline

Ms

31

Sout

hern

nai

adN

ajas

gua

dal

upen

sis

Mon

ocot

• O

rder

Alis

mat

ales

• F

amily

Hyd

roch

arita

ceae

Oligohaline

Ng

d

29

Slen

der

nai

adN

ajas

gra

cilli

ma

Mon

ocot

• O

rder

Alis

mat

ales

• F

amily

Hyd

roch

arita

ceae

Oligohaline

Ng

r

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Spin

y na

iad

Naj

as m

inor

Mon

ocot

• O

rder

Alis

mat

ales

• F

amily

Hyd

roch

arita

ceae

Oligohaline

Loca

tio

n: R

iver

s an

d fr

esh

and

bra

ckis

h B

ay w

ater

s, in

are

as w

ith s

and

y su

bst

rate

Gen

eral

ID:

Leav

es a

re n

arro

wer

tha

n th

ose

of S

outh

ern

and

Nor

ther

n na

iad

s.

Tiny

tee

th o

n le

af e

dg

es a

re v

isib

le t

o th

e na

ked

eye

. Stif

f, re

curv

ed le

aves

g

row

op

pos

itely

or

who

rled

on

slen

der

, b

ranc

hing

ste

ms.

Sim

ilar

mo

rpho

log

y: S

lend

er,

sout

hern

, and

nor

ther

n na

iad

Fun

fact

s:

• A

lso

calle

d t

he “

brit

tle w

ater

nym

ph”

• In

trod

uced

sp

ecie

s fr

om E

urop

e

Nm

34

Cur

ly p

ond

wee

d

Loca

tio

n: W

idel

y d

istr

ibut

ed in

fres

h an

d s

light

ly b

rack

ish

wat

ers

of t

he B

ay

Gen

eral

ID:

bra

nchi

ng, w

ith a

ltern

ate

or o

pp

osite

le

aves

. Lea

ves

are

long

and

bro

ad,

win

ter,

leav

es a

pp

ear

blu

e-g

reen

and

curli

er a

nd re

dd

ish

bro

wn.

Sim

ilar

mo

rpho

log

y: R

edhe

ad g

rass

Fun

fact

s:

• In

trod

uced

to

the

Che

sap

eake

Bay

in

the

180

0’s

• N

ativ

e to

Eur

ope

Pot

amog

eton

cris

pus

Mon

ocot

• O

rder

Alis

mat

ales

• F

amily

Pot

amog

eton

acea

e

Oligohaline

Pc

36

Leaf

y p

ond

wee

dPo

tam

oget

on e

pih

ydru

s

Mon

ocot

• O

rder

Alis

mat

ales

• F

amily

Pot

amog

eton

acea

e

OligohalineLo

cati

on:

Slo

w m

ovin

g, f

resh

wat

ers

less

tha

n 2

m d

eep

Gen

eral

ID:

sub

mer

ged

leav

es, w

hich

are

brig

ht

gre

en w

ith a

lig

ht-c

olor

ed s

trip

e d

own

to 1

8 cm

long

. Flo

wer

s ar

e sm

all a

nd

bro

wni

sh g

reen

.

Sim

ilar

mo

rpho

log

y: O

ther

p

ond

wee

ds

Fun

fact

s:

• Ea

ten

by

wat

erfo

wl

• Pr

ovid

es h

abita

t fo

r aq

uatic

ani

mal

s

Pe

38

Illin

ois

po

ndw

eed

Pota

mog

eton

illin

oens

is

Mon

ocot

• O

rder

Alis

mat

ales

• F

amily

Pot

amog

eton

acea

e

Oligohaline

Loca

tio

n: R

are

in t

he B

ay, m

ay b

e fo

und

in fr

eshw

ater

are

as

Gen

eral

ID:

Long

ste

ms

sup

por

t el

lipse

-sha

ped

leav

es. L

eave

s g

row

and

hav

e p

oint

ed t

ips.

Ste

ms

are

long

, cy

lind

rical

, slim

, and

bra

nchi

ng. S

mal

l

Sim

ilar

mo

rpho

log

y: O

ther

p

ond

wee

ds

Fun

fact

s:

• A

lso

know

n as

“sh

inin

g p

ond

wee

d”Pi

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Cur

ly p

ond

wee

d P

otam

oget

on c

risp

us

Mon

ocot

• O

rder

Alis

mat

ales

• F

amily

Pot

amog

eton

acea

e

Oligohaline

Pc

33

Spin

y na

iad

Naj

as m

inor

Mon

ocot

• O

rder

Alis

mat

ales

• F

amily

Hyd

roch

arita

ceae

Oligohaline

Nm

39

Illin

ois

po

ndw

eed

Pota

mog

eton

illin

oens

is

Mon

ocot

• O

rder

Alis

mat

ales

• F

amily

Pot

amog

eton

acea

e

Oligohaline

Pi

37

Leaf

y p

ond

wee

dPo

tam

oget

on e

pih

ydru

s

Mon

ocot

• O

rder

Alis

mat

ales

• F

amily

Pot

amog

eton

acea

e

Oligohaline

Pe

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Am

eric

an p

ond

wee

d

Loca

tio

n: R

iver

s, p

ond

s, a

nd t

idal

fres

h an

d b

rack

ish

wat

ers

of t

he B

ay

Gen

eral

ID: G

row

s in

mat

s at

the

su

rfac

e of

the

wat

er. S

tem

s ca

n b

e up

to

2 m

long

. Flo

atin

g le

aves

are

ov

al a

nd a

re 1

0-18

cm

long

and

up

to

2-5

cm a

cros

s. U

nder

wat

er le

aves

are

sp

arse

, and

are

sm

alle

r an

d b

lad

e-lik

e.

Flow

er s

talk

s g

row

ab

ove

wat

er.

Sim

ilar

mo

rpho

log

y: O

ther

p

ond

wee

ds

Fun

fact

s:

• A

lso

calle

d “

long

leaf

pon

dw

eed

”•

Food

sou

rce

and

she

lter

for

turt

les,

Pot

amog

eton

nod

osus

Mon

ocot

• O

rder

Alis

mat

ales

• F

amily

Pot

amog

eton

acea

e

Oligohaline

Pn

42

Red

head

gra

ss P

otam

oget

on p

erfo

liatu

s

Mon

ocot

• O

rder

Alis

mat

ales

• F

amily

Pot

amog

eton

acea

e

Oligohaline

Loca

tio

n: B

rack

ish

wat

ers

with

mud

dy

sub

stra

te a

nd s

low

cur

rent

s

Gen

eral

ID:

Flat

, ova

l lea

ves

are

arra

nged

alte

rnat

ely

or o

pp

osite

ly.

Leaf

bas

es a

ttac

h d

irect

ly t

o sl

end

er,

and

4 c

m a

cros

s, a

nd h

ave

curle

d

edg

es. S

tem

s m

ay b

e w

hitis

h or

re

dd

ish,

and

bra

nche

d n

ear

the

top

.

Sim

ilar

mo

rpho

log

y: C

urly

pon

dw

eed

Fun

fact

s:

• N

amed

for

the

red

head

duc

ks t

hat

cons

ume

it•

Als

o a

food

sou

rce

for

othe

r w

ater

fow

l

Pp

f

44

Slen

der

po

ndw

eed

Pota

mog

eton

pus

illus

Mon

ocot

• O

rder

Alis

mat

ales

• F

amily

Pot

amog

eton

acea

e

OligohalineLo

cati

on:

Up

per

and

mid

dle

Bay

and

fr

esh

to b

rack

ish

trib

utar

ies

Gen

eral

ID:

Long

, thi

n, g

rass

-like

leav

es

have

poi

nted

tip

s an

d m

ay b

e p

urp

lish

in c

olor

. Lea

ves

are

arra

nged

alte

rnat

ely

and

hav

e p

rom

inen

t m

id-v

eins

. Ste

ms

are

slen

der

and

bra

nchi

ng. F

low

ers

gro

w in

who

rls o

n sp

ikes

.

Sim

ilar

mo

rpho

log

y: S

ago

pon

dw

eed

, ho

rned

pon

dw

eed

, and

wid

geo

ngra

ss

Fun

fact

s:

• A

lso

calle

d “

smal

l pon

dw

eed

”•

Eate

n b

y w

ater

fow

l

Pp

u

46

Wid

geo

ngra

ss

Loca

tio

n: W

idel

y d

istr

ibut

ed in

Bay

Gen

eral

ID:

Long

, nar

row

, thr

ead

like

leav

es g

row

alte

rnat

ely

on n

arro

w

stem

s. A

she

ath

gro

ws

at t

he b

ase

of

each

leaf

. Lea

ves

gro

w u

p t

o 10

cm

lo

ng a

nd 0

.5 m

m w

ide.

Dur

ing

the

late

upw

ard

s.

Sim

ilar

mo

rpho

log

y: H

orne

d a

nd

Fun

fact

s:

• M

ay b

e fo

und

gro

win

g w

ith e

elg

rass

• M

ost

com

mon

in s

and

y su

bst

rate

• Im

por

tant

food

sou

rce

for

duc

ks,

gee

se, a

nd o

ther

wat

erfo

wl

Rup

pia

mar

itim

a

Mon

ocot

• O

rder

Alis

mat

ales

• F

amily

Rup

pia

ceae

MesohalinePolyhaline

Rm

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43

Red

head

gra

ssPo

tam

oget

on p

erfo

liatu

s

Mon

ocot

• O

rder

Alis

mat

ales

• F

amily

Pot

amog

eton

acea

e

Oligohaline

Pp

f

41

Am

eric

an p

ond

wee

d P

otam

oget

on n

odos

us

Mon

ocot

• O

rder

Alis

mat

ales

• F

amily

Pot

amog

eton

acea

e

Oligohaline

Pn

47

Wid

geo

ngra

ssRu

pp

ia m

ariti

ma

Mon

ocot

• O

rder

Alis

mat

ales

• F

amily

Rup

pia

ceae

MesohalinePolyhaline

Rm

45

Slen

der

po

ndw

eed

Pota

mog

eton

pus

illus

Mon

ocot

• O

rder

Alis

mat

ales

• F

amily

Pot

amog

eton

acea

e

Oligohaline

Pp

u

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50

Bla

dd

erw

ort

Loca

tio

n: F

resh

wat

er p

ond

s an

d d

itche

s

Gen

eral

ID:

with

ste

ms

and

leav

es s

ubm

erg

ed.

Stem

s ar

e b

ranc

hing

and

gro

w

horiz

onta

lly. L

eave

s ar

e al

tern

ate,

ste

m-

like,

line

ar, a

nd m

ay g

row

op

pos

itely

or

who

rled

. Bla

dd

ers

gro

w o

n st

ems

and

le

aves

. Tru

e ro

ots

are

abse

nt. F

low

ers

Fun

fact

s:

• Se

vera

l sp

ecie

s in

hab

it th

e C

hesa

pea

ke B

ay•

Are

car

nivo

rous

; the

y tr

ap a

nd d

iges

t or

gan

ism

s in

bla

dd

ers

• • O

ften

cal

led

“d

itch

gra

ss”

Utr

icul

aria

Eud

icot

• O

rder

Lam

iale

s •

Fam

ily L

entib

ular

iace

ae

Oligohaline

Up

48

Sag

o p

ond

wee

dSt

ucke

nia

pec

tinat

a

Mon

ocot

• O

rder

Alis

mat

ales

• F

amily

Pot

amog

eton

acea

e

Mesohaline

Loca

tio

n: F

resh

to

bra

ckis

h no

n-tid

al

wat

ers

thro

ugho

ut t

he B

ay

Gen

eral

ID:

Stem

s ar

e sl

end

er a

nd

bra

nchi

ng. L

eave

s ar

e ar

rang

ed

alte

rnat

ely,

and

are

long

, thr

ead

like,

an

d t

aper

ed t

o a

poi

nt. T

he b

asal

sh

eath

may

be

poi

nted

. Ste

ms

and

le

aves

may

ap

pea

r fa

n-lik

e.

Sim

ilar

mo

rpho

log

y: H

orne

d

pon

dw

eed

and

wid

geo

ngra

ss

Fun

fact

s:

• as

Po

tam

og

eto

n p

ectin

atus

• In

hab

its t

he A

mer

icas

, Eur

ope,

A

fric

a, a

nd A

sia

Sp

54

Eel

gra

ss

Loca

tio

n: F

rom

Cho

pta

nk R

iver

sou

th

Gen

eral

ID:

Leav

es a

re r

ibb

on-li

ke

and

alte

rnat

e, s

pac

ed a

t no

des

up

to

3.5

cm a

par

t. L

eave

s ha

ve ro

und

ed

tips

and

are

wra

pp

ed a

t th

e b

ase

by

a sh

eath

up

to

20 c

m lo

ng. L

eave

s ca

n g

row

up

to

1.2

m in

leng

th, a

nd m

ay b

e lo

ng a

nd w

ide

(dee

p, m

udd

y ar

eas)

or

shor

t an

d n

arro

w (s

hallo

w, s

and

y ar

eas)

.

Sim

ilar

mo

rpho

log

y: W

ild c

eler

y

Fun

fact

s:

• Ee

lgra

ss b

eds

pro

vid

e re

fug

e fo

r m

any

spec

ies

incl

udin

g s

eaho

rses

,

and

sca

llop

s.•

Eelg

rass

is t

he o

nly

true

sea

gra

ss

foun

d in

the

Che

sap

eake

Bay

.

Zost

era

mar

ina

Mon

ocot

• O

rder

Alis

mat

ales

• F

amily

Zos

tera

ceae

Polyhaline

Zm

52

Wild

cel

ery

Valli

sner

ia a

mer

ican

a

Mon

ocot

• O

rder

Alis

mat

ales

• F

amily

Hyd

roch

arita

ceae

Oligohaline

Loca

tio

n: F

resh

to

slig

htly

bra

ckis

h tid

al

wat

ers

of t

he B

ay

Gen

eral

ID:

Rib

bon

-like

leav

es g

row

in

clu

ster

s fr

om t

he b

ase

of t

he p

lant

.

roun

ded

tip

s an

d a

lig

ht g

reen

cen

ter

strip

e. T

hey

gro

w u

p t

o 1.

5 m

long

and

1

cm w

ide.

Sim

ilar

mo

rpho

log

y: E

elg

rass

Fun

fact

s:

• Pr

ovid

es fo

od fo

r m

igra

tory

and

ov

erw

inte

ring

bird

s

Va

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49

Sag

o p

ond

wee

dSt

ucke

nia

pec

tinat

a

Mon

ocot

• O

rder

Alis

mat

ales

• F

amily

Pot

amog

eton

acea

e

Mesohaline

Sp

51Eu

dic

ot •

Ord

er L

amia

les

• Fa

mily

Len

tibul

aria

ceae

Oligohaline

Bla

dd

erw

ort

Utr

icul

aria

Up

53

Wild

cel

ery

Valli

sner

ia a

mer

ican

a

Mon

ocot

• O

rder

Alis

mat

ales

• F

amily

Hyd

roch

arita

ceae

Oligohaline

Va

55

Eel

gra

ssZo

ster

a m

arin

a

Mon

ocot

• O

rder

Alis

mat

ales

• F

amily

Zos

tera

ceae

Polyhaline

Zm

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56

Ho

rned

po

ndw

eed

Loca

tio

n: W

idel

y d

istr

ibut

ed in

the

Bay

Gen

eral

ID:

Stem

s ar

e sl

end

er a

nd

bra

nchi

ng. L

ong

, lin

ear,

thre

adlik

e le

aves

are

arr

ang

ed o

pp

osite

ly o

r in

who

rls. L

eaf t

ips

are

poi

nted

and

th

e b

asal

she

ath

of t

he le

aves

is t

hin.

Th

is p

lant

can

be

dis

ting

uish

ed b

y its

ho

rn-li

ke s

eed

s th

at a

pp

ear

in p

airs

or

som

etim

es in

a s

et o

f fou

r.

Sim

ilar

mo

rpho

log

y: S

ago

pon

dw

eed

, w

idg

eong

rass

Fun

fact

s:

• M

ultip

le v

aria

tions

of t

his

spec

ies

exis

t; s

ever

al a

re s

how

n on

thi

s p

age

Two

form

s ar

e fo

und

in t

he B

ay: o

ne

gro

ws

upw

ard

s, t

he o

ther

gro

ws

alon

g t

he b

otto

m s

edim

ent

with

st

ems

and

root

s to

get

her

Zan

nich

ellia

pal

ustr

is

Mon

ocot

• O

rder

Alis

mat

ales

• F

amily

Pot

amog

eton

acea

e

Mesohaline OligohalinePolyhaline

Zp

58

Ep

iphy

tes

Wha

t ar

e th

ey?

Epip

hyte

s ar

e al

gal

sp

ecie

s th

at g

row

on

SAV.

In t

erre

stria

l sy

stem

s, e

pip

hytic

pla

nts

may

gro

w o

n ot

her

pla

nts,

suc

h as

tre

es.

Are

the

y p

aras

ites

? N

o. E

pip

hyte

s us

e SA

V a

nd o

ther

pla

nts

as a

sub

stra

te o

n w

hich

to

gro

w, a

nd d

o no

t ne

cess

arily

im

pac

t th

eir

host

neg

ativ

ely.

How

ever

, w

hen

nutr

ient

s ar

e ov

erly

ab

und

ant,

ep

iphy

tic a

lgae

may

cov

er t

oo m

uch

of

the

host

SA

V s

urfa

ce, b

lock

ing

lig

ht a

nd

inhi

biti

ng p

hoto

synt

hesi

s.

Loca

tio

n: O

ften

foun

d g

row

ing

on

SAV

in

and

aro

und

the

Bay

.

Gen

eral

ID:

Varie

s im

men

sely

d

epen

din

g o

n sp

ecie

s of

ep

iphy

te. M

ay

gro

w o

n st

em o

r b

ase

of S

AV.

60

Gre

en f

resh

wat

er a

lgae

Gre

en fr

eshw

ater

mac

roal

gae

Gen

era:

Cha

ra, N

itella

Co

mm

on

Nam

e: M

uskg

rass

Gen

eral

ID:

Rese

mb

le s

ome

SAV

sp

ecie

s, b

ut t

hese

are

alg

ae, n

ot p

lant

s. L

eave

s b

ranc

h,

and

gro

w o

ff b

ranc

hing

ste

ms

in w

horls

.

62Re

d s

altw

ater

mac

roal

gae

Gen

era:

Gra

cila

ria, A

gar

die

lla

Co

mm

on

Nam

e: R

ed a

lgae

Gen

eral

ID:

Red

in c

olor

, hig

hly

bra

nche

d s

truc

ture

.

Red

sal

twat

er a

lgae

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59

Lyng

bya

Bac

teria

• P

hylu

m C

yano

bac

teria

Wha

t is

it?

Lyng

bya

is a

fres

hwat

er

cyan

obac

teria

.

Loca

tio

n: L

yng

bya

has

bee

n fo

und

in

the

nort

hern

Bay

cov

erin

g S

AV

bed

s,

Gen

eral

ID:

Gro

ws

in s

tran

ds

that

cl

ump

tog

ethe

r an

d fo

rm m

ats

in w

arm

, fr

esh

wat

ers.

Imp

acts

on

SAV

sp

ecie

s: C

an g

row

ove

r SA

V b

eds

and

inhi

bit

pho

tosy

nthe

sis.

War

ning

s: A

ssoc

iate

d t

oxin

s m

ay c

ause

avoi

d d

irect

con

tact

with

Lyn

gb

ya. W

ash

your

ski

n w

ith s

oap

if c

onta

ct o

ccur

s!

57

Ho

rned

po

ndw

eed

Z

anni

chel

lia p

alus

tris

Mon

ocot

• O

rder

Alis

mat

ales

• F

amily

Pot

amog

eton

acea

e

Mesohaline OligohalinePolyhaline

Zp

63B

row

n sa

ltwat

er m

acro

alg

ae

Gen

us:

Asc

ophy

llum

Co

mm

on

Nam

e: K

nott

ed w

rack

Gen

eral

ID:

Long

fron

ds

with

roun

ded

tip

s an

d a

ir b

lad

der

s.

Gen

us:

Fucu

s

Co

mm

on

Nam

e: B

lad

der

wra

ck

Gen

eral

ID:

Long

, bra

nchi

ng fr

ond

s w

ith

air

bla

dd

ers.

Bro

wn

salt

wat

er a

lgae

61G

reen

sal

twat

er m

acro

alg

ae

Spec

ies:

Ulv

a la

ctuc

a

Co

mm

on

Nam

e: S

ea L

ettu

ce

Gen

us:

Ulv

a

Co

mm

on

Nam

e: E

nter

omor

pha

Gen

eral

ID: B

right

gre

en in

col

or, w

ith t

hin,

leaf

-like

fron

ds.

Gre

en s

altw

ater

alg

ae

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64

Wat

er c

hest

nut

Trap

a na

tans

Wha

t is

it?

Wat

er c

hest

nut

is a

n in

vasi

ve

man

aged

in t

he C

hesa

pea

ke B

ay.

Loca

tio

n: H

as b

een

foun

d in

up

per

C

hesa

pea

ke B

ay t

ribut

arie

s an

d in

the

Po

tom

ac R

iver

.

Gen

eral

ID:

Tria

ngle

-sha

ped

leav

es fo

rm

wat

er. T

he p

lant

itse

lf is

bul

ky b

ut t

he

Imp

acts

on

SAV

sp

ecie

s: L

eave

s ca

n b

lock

sun

light

from

reac

hing

SA

V,

com

pet

es fo

r sp

ace.

Wha

t to

do

if y

ou

see

it:

If yo

u se

e w

ater

che

stnu

t w

hile

sam

plin

g S

AV,

ale

rt

MD

DN

R at

(410

) 260

-863

0.

66

Har

mfu

l alg

al b

loo

ms

Wha

t is

it?

Cer

tain

alg

ae s

pec

ies

can

pro

duc

e to

xins

dan

ger

ous

to h

uman

s an

d a

qua

tic s

pec

ies.

Whe

n th

ese

spec

ies

rep

rod

uce

very

qui

ckly

, or

“blo

om”,

the

y ca

n fo

rm a

har

mfu

l alg

al

blo

om, o

r “H

AB

”.

Gen

eral

ID:

May

look

like

thi

ck m

ats

or c

lum

ps

are

gro

win

g o

n or

nea

r th

e w

ater

sur

face

. May

be

red

, gre

en, o

r b

row

n in

col

or.

Wha

t sh

oul

d y

ou

do

? d

istin

gui

sh a

har

mfu

l alg

al b

loom

from

a

non-

harm

ful o

ne, s

o it

is b

est

not

to

sam

ple

in a

reas

with

an

alg

al b

loom

. In

stea

d, r

epor

t su

spic

ious

alg

al b

loom

s to

the

Che

sap

eake

Bay

Saf

ety

and

En

viro

nmen

tal H

otlin

e at

(8

77) 2

24-7

229.

68

Leaf

arr

ang

emen

t vo

cab

ular

y

Bas

alA

lter

nate

Who

rled

Op

po

site

Not

e: D

o no

t d

eter

min

e le

af a

rran

gem

ent

bas

ed o

n w

here

the

ste

m d

ivid

es, a

s

Thes

e fo

ur d

iag

ram

s in

trod

uce

you

to t

erm

inol

ogy

that

is u

sed

thr

oug

hout

thi

s p

ocke

t g

uid

e to

den

ote

leaf

arr

ang

emen

t.

Qui

ck c

onve

rsio

ns: 1

cm

= 0

.4 in

1

m =

3 ft

70Pho

to a

ttri

but

ion

7 - C

hesa

pea

ke B

ay P

rog

ram

(CB

P)

And

reas

Roc

kste

in, J

on S

ulliv

an

9 -

Dr.

Mar

y G

illha

m A

rchi

ve

Proj

ect,

Ric

hard

Pla

ce

11 -

CB

P, T

. Pen

ning

ton

13 -

And

reas

Roc

kste

in, M

erik

e Li

nnam

ägi

15 -

Chr

istia

n_Fi

sche

r, Ra

dio

Ton

leg

17 -

19 -

21 -

Don

ald

Cam

eron

23 -

And

ré K

arw

ath,

Eve

lyn

Sim

ak

25 -

bur

ita20

12

27 -

Rob

ert

H. M

ohle

nbro

ck,

SERN

EC

29 -

Don

ald

Cam

eron

, Sho

w R

yu

31 -

Rob

ert

H. M

ohle

nbro

ck

33 -

Rob

ert

H. M

ohle

nbro

ck ,

MD

D

NR

35 -

Kris

tian

Pete

rs

36 -

Brit

ton

& B

row

n

37 -

Edw

ard

G. V

oss,

Bar

re H

ellq

uist

39 -

Dic

k C

ulb

ert,

Na.

J. P

illa,

Fe

rnan

do

Arc

as

41-

jillll

ybea

n

43 -

Kris

tian

Pete

rs, N

atur

al

Reso

urce

s W

ales

45 -

all b

y C

hris

tianF

ishe

r2

47 -

Bro

oke

Land

ry, T

im C

arru

ther

s

49 -

CB

P, B

rook

e La

ndry

51 -

Him

eji S

cien

ce M

useu

m

53 -

all

by

Ann

ie C

arew

Org

aniz

ed b

y p

age

num

ber

from

left

to

right

55 -

Jon

Lef

chec

k

57 -

CB

P

58 -

Mar

k Ro

driq

ue, B

rook

e La

ndry

59 -

MD

DN

R, W

ikim

edia

Com

mon

s

60 -

61 -

Kat

ia S

chul

z, R

ia T

an

62 -

Bob

Pet

erso

n, P

eter

So

uthw

ood

63 -

Hen

ry H

emm

ing

, Ans

gar

G

rub

er

64 -

all

by

MD

DN

R

65 -

Alle

n G

athm

an, D

enni

sM2,

C

arna

t Jo

el

66 -

Ohi

o Se

a G

rant

67 -

Luke

McG

uff,

CB

P, H

ans

Hill

ewae

rt, C

BP,

NO

AA’

s N

atio

nal

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67

Cre

atur

es y

ou

may

see

nea

r SA

V

Biv

alve

sFi

shes

Cru

stac

eans

Am

phi

pod

sSe

ahor

ses

Snai

ls

65

Lily

pad

sG

enus

Nup

har

• G

enus

Nym

pho

ides

• N

elum

bo

lute

aW

hat

is it

? Va

rious

sp

ecie

s of

lily

pad

th

at in

hab

it th

e C

hesa

pea

ke B

ay.

Loca

tio

n: F

resh

wat

ers

in t

he

Che

sap

eake

Bay

wat

ersh

ed.

Gen

eral

ID:

Roun

ded

leav

es w

ith w

axy

Imp

acts

on

SAV

sp

ecie

s: C

an b

lock

su

nlig

ht fr

om re

achi

ng S

AV.

71

Site

ID:

(YYM

MD

D.h

hmm

.FL)

Imag

e

des

crip

tio

n:

69

Co

ntac

t lis

t•

To re

por

t su

spic

ious

alg

al b

loom

s, c

all t

he C

hesa

pea

ke B

ay

Safe

ty a

nd E

nviro

nmen

tal H

otlin

e at

(877

) 224

-722

9.

• To

rep

ort

a st

rand

ed m

arin

e m

amm

al o

r se

a tu

rtle

, cal

l the

M

aryl

and

Mar

ine

Mam

mal

and

Sea

Tur

tle S

tran

din

g R

esp

onse

Pr

ogra

m a

t 1-

800-

628-

9944

.

• Fo

r a

natu

ral r

esou

rces

em

erg

ency

or

to re

que

st a

ssis

tanc

e,

call

the

Mar

ylan

d D

epar

tmen

t of

Nat

ural

Res

ourc

es a

t 1-

800-

628-

9944

or

(410

) 260

-888

8.

• W

ildlif

e C

rimes

top

per

s at

(443

) 433

-411

.