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Is this coontail? #580104 07/31/26 08:40 PM
Joined: Jan 2022 Posts: 28 MI D Dergib
Dergib D Joined: Jan 2022 Posts: 28 MI	Was out fishing and found two large mats of this. It's in about 12 foot of water. Breaks off easily. Was thinking of hitting it with some hydrothol if it's coontail as I don't want it to spread more. Attachments

Re: Is this coontail? Dergib #580107 08/01/26 08:35 AM
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Theo Gallus Moderator Lunker Joined: May 2004 Posts: 14,674 Likes: 509 40 N, 82 1/2 W	It looks like coontail to me. "Live like you'll die tomorrow, but manage your grass like you'll live forever." -S. M. Stirling

Re: Is this coontail? Dergib #580113 08/02/26 04:23 PM
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Bill Cody Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker B Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 15,993 Likes: 1496 Northwest Ohio - Malinta OH	I agree with Theo as the leaves of coontail are usually more crowded near end of stem and leaflets have tiny teeth that are hard to see in the photo. aka Pond Doctor & Dr. Perca Read Pond Boss Magazine - America's Journal of Pond Management

Re: Is this coontail? Dergib #580116 08/03/26 12:24 PM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 22,032 Likes: 483 Miss. E ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker
ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker E Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 22,032 Likes: 483 Miss.	See this to help with your issue. https://aquaplant.tamu.edu/plant-identification/alphabetical-index/coontail/

Re: Is this coontail? Dergib #580180 08/14/26 04:14 PM
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Midnight M Joined: Aug 2026 Posts: 5 Likes: 1 Oregon	It does look like coontail to me, especially because of the finely divided leaves arranged in whorls and the fact that it breaks apart very easily. Coontail can be pretty easy to confuse with other submerged plants, so I usually like to compare a few features before settling on an ID. If you’re trying to identify more pond plants as they show up, botanapp.com (much better than google lens) can be another way to check a photo and compare the possibilities. Last edited by Midnight; 08/20/26 05:15 AM.