2. Aquatic Plants  Algae  Cattail  Water Lily  Bladderworts  Rush

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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) Water Lily Video

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

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

8. Land Plants  Maple Tree  Oak Tree  Pine Tree  Rushes  Grass  Moss

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. Pine Tree  There are 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.

12. 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.

13. Moss  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.