sago pondweed
fennel pondweed
stuckenia pectinata latin

Being a large shallow lake thick with sago pondweed created a virtual duck magnet.

Stuckenia pectinatus (Sago Pondweed Potamogeton Pectinatus)

The weed coverage is Leafy Pondweed, Naiad, Eurasian Watermilfoil, and Sago Pondweed.

A family of river otters also makes frequent use of the lagoon, and includes brown pelicans in their summer diet The lagoon is ringed by emergent aquatic vegetation, such as willows and cattail, and has submerged aquatic vegetation like sago pondweed and widgeon grass in the shallow areas.

Among the aquatic plants in the lake Fennel Pondweed is notable as it normally only occurs in sea bays.

There is often a dense mat of Fennel Pondweed, stoneworts, and ditch grasses in the water of the lake.

Potomogeton pectinatus (fennel pondweed)

Potamogeton pectinatus), commonly called fennel pondweed or sago pondweed, and sometimes called ribbon weed.

Stuckenia pectinata (Fennel Pondweed)

Originally grasses such as Fennel Pondweed, Hornwort, Pond Water-Crowfoot and Stonewort used to occur in the lake.

Stuckenia pectinata (Potamogeton pectinatus)