Habitat:

Ponds

Location relative to water:

Rooted underwater, emergent body

Range:

Southern Canada and most of US except for some southern states

Stems:

• Up to 75 cm long (30 inches)
• Grow in clumps
• Leafless
• Soft
• Sometimes fat, sometimes thin

Flowers:

• Conical inflorescence
• One at top of each stem