Duckweed:
Duckweed floats on top of still water and can cover a whole pond. The seed of the duckweed plant is inside a small sac or pod that is full of air and designed to float.
Frogbit:
Frogbit looks like a small waterlily, floating plant, shoots grow out sideways, and new plants grow from these shoots. Provides cover for tadpoles, small fish and other water creatures under its broad leaves.
Frogbit looks like a small waterlily, floating plant, shoots grow out sideways, and new plants grow from these shoots. Provides cover for tadpoles, small fish and other water creatures under its broad leaves.
Bladderwort
©Jenny Seawright
©Jenny Seawright
Bladderwort:
This plant has lots of little air bladders that are covered in very sensitive tiny hairs. When insects brush against them, they open the bladder to engulf the insect with water. The nutrients are slowly absorbed, and then the remains of the insect are released by opening the bladder again.
White waterlily
Irish name: Bacán bán Latin name: Nymphaea alba
©Jenny SeawrightWhite waterlily
©Jenny Seawright
©Jenny Seawright
White waterlily
Irish name: Bacán bán Latin name: Nymphaea alba
©Jenny Seawright
White waterlily:
This exotic looking flower floats on top of water. The large, flat, circular leaf of a waterlily makes it special as it can absorb lots of sunlight to help make food. Whitelily flowers open up from June to August. It provides shade to creatures living in the pond when its very hot weather as they can rest on the thick, broad leaves.
Policeman’s helmet:
The seeds of the policeman's helmet are found inside the plants' fruits. When they are ripe, if anything touches them they explode! This is the plants' way of scattering its' seeds as far as possible to ensure lots more new plants will grow. The delicate pink flowers of this plant look like a policeman's helmet, giving the plant it's common name.