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Not sure if the aquatic plants growing in your lake are native or invasive? Lake Pulse offers a convenient, affordable solution to help you identify species and determine whether they belong in your region or pose an invasive threat that requires urgent action to prevent their spread.

Here are the most prominent invasive weeds reported by Lake Pulse subscribers: 

• Eurasian Watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum): Forms dense underwater mats that crowd out native plants and hinder recreation.
• Hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata): Grows rapidly from lakebed to surface, choking ecosystems and outcompeting all native vegetation.
• Curly-Leaf Pondweed (Potamogeton crispus): Emerges early in spring, displacing native species and causing oxygen crashes when it dies off.
• Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes): A floating plant that blocks sunlight, clogs waterways, and depletes oxygen.
• Brazilian Elodea (Egeria densa): Spreads from aquarium releases, forming thick underwater growth that disrupts lake ecology.
• Fanwort (Cabomba caroliniana): Delicate-looking but invasive, it spreads quickly and smothers native aquatic vegetation.

And a long-tail of dozens more.