Lake weeds

sunset on the dock · 08-22-2009, 01:39 PM

Does anybody know anything about these lake weeds? They seem to grow in sandy areas and send a stalk up to the surface. Underwater, they are large mats of short green leaves. I was trying to look up these weeds to see if they were invasive but didn't have any luck. There seem to be more of them than in years past and in the areas where we swim I've been able to easily weed them out by diving down and pulling them up with my hands. Is this short to medium term effective? It looks real nice where I've "weeded"...all white and sandy and nice to walk on again. Anyone know the name of this aquatic plant?

08-22-2009, 01:39 PM	#1
sunset on the dock Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 346 Thanks: 153 Thanked 106 Times in 69 Posts	Lake weeds Does anybody know anything about these lake weeds? They seem to grow in sandy areas and send a stalk up to the surface. Underwater, they are large mats of short green leaves. I was trying to look up these weeds to see if they were invasive but didn't have any luck. There seem to be more of them than in years past and in the areas where we swim I've been able to easily weed them out by diving down and pulling them up with my hands. Is this short to medium term effective? It looks real nice where I've "weeded"...all white and sandy and nice to walk on again. Anyone know the name of this aquatic plant?