Tape grass (Vallisneria americana), seen waving beneath the water, is one of the most widespread plant species in the Rideau River.

Wild rice (Zizania palustris) is an edible aquatic plant.

Common bladderwort (Utricularia vulgaris) feeds on microscopic invertebrates!

This bur-reed (a species of Sparganium) is an example of an emergent plant.

One of the 13 kinds of pondweed (species of Potamogeton) found in the Rideau River.

Pickerelweed, Pontederia cordata (front).

Yellow pond lily, Nuphar variegata.

Flowers and leaves of European frogbit (Hydrocharis morsus-ranae), an exotic species.

The leaves of a fragrant white water lily, Nymphaea odorata.

A snail sits next to a yellow flower of water star-grass, Zosterella dubia. The small, round leaves of lesser duckweed (Lemna minor) are visible at the water surface.