However, invasive macrophytes, such as European frogbit(
Hydrocharis morsus-ranae), may negatively impact wetlands and increase the difficulty to properly manage wetland ecosystems services.
Choose instead native plants, such as frog bit (
Hydrocharis), which has pretty white flowers in summer, and water soldiers (Stratiotes) with spiky foliage.
malaianus +
Hydrocharis dubia; both belonged to the submerged aquatic macrophytes.
It is notable that among the hydrophytes mainly the frequency of the plants of sheltered habitats, such as Spirodela,
Hydrocharis, Lemna, Nuphar, Ceratophyllum, Sparganium, Stratiotes, and Elodea increased (Table 3).
A revision of the genus
Hydrocharis (Hydrocharitaceae).
1 2 -- Cicuta virosa 4 -- -- Elodea canadensis 10 17 7 Equisetum fluviatile 5 7 1 Fontinalis antipyretica 29 14 5 Glyceria fluitans 9 4 2 Glyceria maxima 2 5 -- Hippuris vulgaris 2 4 --
Hydrocharis morsus-ranae 2 1 -- Iris pseudacorus 3 6 -- Lemna gibba 1 6 -- Lemna minor 19 18 2 Lemna trisulca 9 9 2 Mentha aquatica 16 14 3 Myriophyllum spicatum 6 4 -- Nuphar lutea 26 24 4 Phalaris arundinacea 21 15 6 Phragmites australis 10 7 3 Potamogeton alpinus 11 6 1 Potamogeton berchtoldii -- 2 -- Potamogeton crispus 1 -- -- Potamogeton gramineus 1 1 1 Potamogeton lucens 3 4 -- Potamogeton natans 4 1 -- Potamogeton perfoliatus 11 8 1 Potamogeton praelongus 6 2 1 Potamogeton sp.
Even the floating water plant "
Hydrocharis morsus-ranae" commonly called 'frogbit' is appreciating the environment the bog garden affords.
Sep 1830 (Hydrocharideae).--Type:
Hydrocharis L.; Hydrocharitaceae Juss., 1789.
Frogbit,
Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, is a good choice for a small pond with neat round leaves and small white flowers.
There were 2 kinds of floating input plant in the Poyang Lake, of which the most important and wide distribution was Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms, and the least distribution was
Hydrocharis dubia (Bl.) Back.
Frogbit (
Hydrocharis morsus-ranae) is a good choice for a small pond and has white flowers and I would also recommend Stratiotes (water soldiers).
Hydrocharis - frogbit