Species of Submerged Aquatic Plants Found in Chesapeake Bay and Tributaries Exclusive of Marine Algae (Classification and Nomenclature Derived from: Godfrey and Wooten, 1979, 1981; Harvill et al., 1977, 1981; Kartesz and Kartesz, 1980; Radford et al., 1968; Wood and Imahori, 1965, 1964)
| Family | Species | Common name |
|---|---|---|
| Characeae (muskgrass) | Chara braunii Gm. | Muskgrass |
| Chara zeylanica Klein. ex Willd., em. | Muskgrass | |
| Nitella flexilis (L). Ag., em. | Stonewort | |
| Potamogetonaceae (pondweed) | Potamogeton perfoliatus L. var.
bupleuroides (Fernald) Farwell | Redhead grass |
| Potamogeton epihydrus | Leafy pondweed | |
| Potamogeton pectinatus L. | Sago pondweed | |
| Potamogeton crispus L. | Curly pondweed | |
| Potamogeton pusillus L. | Slender pondweed | |
| Ruppiaceae | Ruppia maritima L. | Widgeon grass |
| Zannichelliaceae | Zannichellia palustris L. | Horned pondweed |
| Najadaceae | Najas guadalupensis (Sprengel) Magnus | Southern naiad |
| Najas gracillima (A. Braun) Magnus | Slender naiad | |
| Najas minor Allioni | no common name | |
| Najas flexilis (Willd.) Rostk. & Schmidt | Northern naiad | |
| Hydrocharitaceae (frogbit) | Vallisneria americana Michaux | Wild celery, tapegrass |
| Elodea canadensis (Michaux) | Common elodea | |
| Egeria densa Planchon | Water-weed | |
| Hydrilla verticillata (L.f.) Boyle | Hydrilla | |
| Pontedariaceae (pickerelweed) | Heteranthera dubia (Jacquin) MacMillian | Water stargrass |
| Ceratophyllaceae (coontail) | Ceratophyllum demersum L. | Coontail |
| Trapaceae | Trapa natans L. | Water chestnut |
| Haloragaceae (watermilfoil) | Myriophyllum spicatum L. | Eurasian watermilfoil |
| Zosteraceae | Zostera marina (L.) | Eelgrass |