Creeping Burhead

Scientific Name: Echinodorus cordifolius   

Distinguishing Characteristics
•Leaves spade-shaped, with shallow cleft at petiole; petioles are grooved; leaves have 3 to 5 primary veins.
•Flowers on short stalks whorled around leafless stalk; whorls are intermittent along a long arching stalk.
•Usually restricted to shoreline.