PLANTS IN WETLANDS Aquatic Plants Algae Cattail Water

PLANTS IN WETLANDS

Aquatic Plants � Algae � Cattail � Water Lily � Bladderworts � Rush

Algae There are many different types of algae. � Algae can vary in size. It can be so small that is has to be viewed under a microscope, or so large it can reach 115 feet. � Algae grows in all types of bodies of water; rivers, lakes, ponds, oceans, or streams are a few. �

Cattail � There are up to 10 different kinds of cattails. � Cattails mainly grow in swampy areas. � Cattails have flowers that look fuzzy like a cats tail.

Water Lily Water lilies grow in still or slow moving water like ponds, streams, or edges of lakes. � Water lilies have flowers with many petals. � Water lilies grow their roots deep in mud and the rest of the plant floats to the surface. � Water Lily Video (up to 2: 48) �

Bladderwort � Bladderworts are carnivorous plants. They prey on small animals. � They have no roots and just float on the water. � Bladderworts have flowers.

Rush � Rushes are commonly found wet ditches, edge of streams, and ponds. � Rushes grow flowers.

Land Plants � Maple Tree � Oak Tree � Pine Tree � Rushes � Grass � Moss

Maple Tree There are more than 150 species of maple trees. � Maple tree leaves are divided into 3 to 9 different lobes. � Maple trees create seeds that have wings and fall like helicopters. � Maple trees can vary in color like green, red, yellow, and orange. �

Oak Tree There are over 600 species of oak trees. The leaves of an oak tree can be lobed, serrated, or flat. � Oak trees produce a fruit called acorns after they are 20 to 50 years old. � Oak trees are normally green in color, but turn reds and yellows during the fall. � �

Pine Tree There about 110 species of pine trees. Pine tree’s leaves are long green needles that hang from the branches. � Pine trees are often called evergreens because they are green all year round. � Pine trees create cones which we call pine cones. � �

Grass There are over 6, 000 different species of grass. � Bamboo, corn, oats, wheat, rice, and sugarcane are a few things that are considered grass. � Grass can withstand almost any climate, so it is found all over the world. �

Moss grows on land, but grows in very we places, like near bodies of water or where it rains a lot. � The color of moss is usually some shade of green. � Moss evolved from algae and was the first plant to survive on land. �