UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 



Stewart L. Udall, Secretary 



Stanley A. Cain, Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlifi 



FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 



Clarence F. Pautzke, Commissioner 



Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife 



John S. Gottschalk, Director 



Aquatic Plants of Eastern North America 



The importance of marsh and water plants to many kinds of 

 wildlif e--particularly waterfowl — makes ready identification 

 of these plants of especial value to wildlife management workers. 

 Descriptions and drawings of selected marsh and water plants are 

 being issued in a series of pamphlets intended to help in iden- 

 tifying these plants, and in distinguishing between similar 

 species. These notes are intended not only for the expert but 

 also for the technician who has not specialized in plant taxonomy. 

 The geographical range covered is approximately the eastern half 

 of the North American continent north of Mexico. 



Bulrushes and Bulrushlike Plants is the second pamphlet to 

 be issued in this series; the first issued was Pondweeds and 

 Pondweedlike Plants (May 1964). 



