Aquatic Plants
Controlling Pennywort in Georgia Ponds
Written by: Wesley L. Gerrin, Sarah F. McNair, James L. Shelton Water Pennywort (Hydrocotyle spp.) is a native emergent aquatic plant that can be found
June 22, 2026
Written by: Wesley L. Gerrin, Sarah F. McNair, James L. Shelton Water Pennywort (Hydrocotyle spp.) is a native emergent aquatic plant that can be found
Written by: Wesley L. Gerrin, Sarah F. McNair, James L. Shelton Southern Cutgrass (Leersia hexandra) is a grassy plant that forms large clumps in and
Written by: Wesley L. Gerrin, Sarah F. McNair, James L. Shelton Torpedograss (Panicum repens) is an invasive species of grass that grows along shorelines and
Written by: Wesley L. Gerrin, Sarah F. McNair, James L. Shelton Water Primrose (Ludwigia spp.) is a native emergent aquatic plant. Water primrose has small
Written by: Wesley L. Gerrin, Sarah F. McNair, James L. Shelton Slender Spikerush (Eleocharis sp.) is an emergent plant with tubular, fine, needle-like leaves. Many
Written by: Wesley L. Gerrin, Sarah F. McNair, James L. Shelton Smartweed (Polygonum spp.) is an emergent species of aquatic plant that can be an
Written by: Wesley L. Gerrin, Sarah F. McNair, James L. Shelton Spatterdock (Nuphar lutea) is an emergent plant with floating leaves that grow on the
Written by: Wesley L. Gerrin, Sarah F. McNair, James L. Shelton Cattails (Typha spp.) are emergent plants that are commonly found around the edges of
Written by: Wesley L. Gerrin, Sarah F. McNair, James L. Shelton Lemon Bacopa (Bacopa caroliniana), also called Waterhyssop, is an emergent aquatic plant. The leaves
Written by: Wesley L. Gerrin, Sarah F. McNair, James L. Shelton Asian Marshweed (Limnophila sessiliflora) is an invasive species of emergent aquatic plant that has