The large-fruited bureed is excellent food for the river, feeding animals such as the muskrat. This super cool plant can be found in the shallow waters of the Ottawa River.
The Bebb's Sedge is one of many kinds of sedges in the Ottawa River. There are 2 dozen other sedges similar to the it, making the species somewhat hard to identify.
Little Floating Heart got its name from its heart shaped leaves. The presence of this species is often an indicator that the aquatic plant community is especially rich.
Duckweeds look like hundreds to thousands of tiny (less than 5 mm!) green leaves floating on the water. They are sometimes called water lentils or water lenses due to their rounded shape and small size.
You may see this shrub in the seasonally flooded, protected bays and sloughs along the Ottawa River. It also requires good water quality, so if populations start declining, it can be an indication of declining water quality.
Butternut is native to eastern Canada but has been listed as an endangered species due to a fungal disease, called Butternut Canker, that kills these trees.
