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From your initial description you said there is a "styrofoam" sheath coating the stem. Could you have possibly meant a gelatinous sheath? Water Shield ( Brasenia schreberi ) is a plant that has an ovoid green leaf floating on the surface with the stem and roots under the waters surface. Both the underside of the leaf and the stem are coated with a gelatinous sheath. Also the underside of the leaf is usually varying shades of greenish purple. During the summer, a small, slender, deep red stem and flower emerge about 2 inches above the surface of the water. Does this sound familiar? A picture would easily rule this one out if not. Hope this helps.