Last weekend I fished a private sandpit near Ashland NE that was into "week two" of a floridone treatment to treat duck weed and watermeal. In addition to the duck week there was a lot of curly leaf pond weed, some coontail and this:



Any ideas? I don't think I have ever seen this around here before.

I'm no biologist, but I think that's your hand.

Ha!!

just a guess but maybe water hyacinth in the early stages

This mystery "aquatic vegetation" appeared to rooted to the bottom in 1-3ft of water.

Creeping water primerose?

http://www.arkive.org/creeping-water-primrose/ludwigia-peploides/image-G142368.html

Touché

Well played, sir. Well played...

I see it now aquaplant.com

I agree. Would be a great plant if it didn't spread so much. I hate it and it is near impossible to eliminate from my experience.