Eel Grass, or Vallisneria, is a submersed plant that spreads through runners and sometimes forms tall underwater meadows. Leaves arise in clusters from their roots and have rounded tips and raised veins. Single white female flowers grow up to the water surface on very long stalks. Eel Grass has spread from the aquarium industry.
Also known as: Tape Grass
Recreational activities such as swimming, fishing, and boating can be impaired and even prevented.
Dense mats of Aquatic weeds can block sunlight from native submerged plants.
Aquatic weeds greatly detract from the aesthetic appeal of a body of water.
Excessive growth can lead to fish stunting and overpopulation. This occurs because the production of too much habitat prevents effective feeding of small fish by larger fish.
Aquatic weeds can cause fish kills.
Aquatic weed growth provides quiet water areas ideal for mosquito breeding.
Weeds impede water flow in drainage ditches, irrigation canals, and culverts and cause water to back up.
It can cut off sunlight to submersed plants and cut off oxygen to fish and other wildlife.
Vallisneria can be found in most of the contiguous states.
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