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Flora in the Flow

There are many water-loving plants in the stormwater basin below.
Scientists call them “aquatic” plants.

Can you find these native Wisconsin aquatic plants down below?

soft Rush

Juncus effusus

River Bulrush

Bolboschoenus fluviatilis

Pickerel Weed

Pontederia cordata

Arrowhead

Sagittaria latifolia

How can these plants grow underwater?

Plants and animals have traits that help them survive in their environment – these are called adaptations! Aquatic plants have two great adaptations:

Adventitious Roots

Small roots that help the plants get
more oxygen and nutrients.

Aerenchyma

Spaces in their stems, roots, and leaves that help air move around.

Flora in the Flow

fun facts

The Lily Pad Splash Play area celebrates plants and animals in the food webs found in Wisconsin waters, including cattails, dragonflies, frogs, turtles, and birds.

Aquatic plants can have other adaptations to survive in water, such as stems that easily bend with water movement, strong roots to anchor them, and floating leaves to gather more sunlight.

There are more than 100 species of aquatic plants in Wisconsin: 12 species of frogs, 11 species of turtles, 160 species of fish, and around 110 species of dragonflies.

Dragonflies spend up to 95% of their life in the water before they become the flying adults that we know best.

Multiple kinds of frogs are able to create a liquid like antifreeze to protect their cells and organs in the winter while part of their body freezes. One of the Wisconsin frogs, the Wood Frog, can freeze up to 65% of its body.

The sculptures of the cattails, dragonfly, frog, turtle, and nest with eggs were created by Brian Wignall of Biodynamics, Inc.

Aquatic plants are essential to the pond ecosystem, they:

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Flora en flujo

Hay muchas plantas que aman el agua en la cuenca de la tormenta abajo. Los científicos las llaman plantas “acuáticas”

 ¿Puedes encontrar estas plantas acuáticas nativas de Wisconsin abajo?

Junco mullido

Juncus effusus

Junco del río

Bolboschoenus fluviatilis

Pickerel Weed

Pontederia cordata

Arrowhead

Sagittaria latifolia

Cómo pueden estas plantas crecer bajo el agua?

Las plantas y los animales tienen rasgos que les ayudan a sobrevivir en su entorno, ¡estos se llaman adaptaciones!
Las plantas acuáticas tienen dos adaptaciones principales:

Raíces adventicias

Raíces pequeñas que ayudan a las plantas a obtener más oxígeno y nutrientes.

Aerénquima

Espacios en sus tallos, raíces y hojas que ayudan con el flujo del aire.

Flora en flujo

Datos curiosos

La zona acuática Lily Pad celebra las plantas y los animales en las redes alimentarias que se encuentran en las aguas de Wisconsin, incluidas las totoras, las libélulas, las ranas, las tortugas y las aves.

Las plantas acuáticas pueden tener otras adaptaciones para sobrevivir en el agua, como tallos que se doblan fácilmente con el movimiento del agua, raíces fuertes para anclarlos y hojas flotantes para recoger más luz solar.

Hay más de 100 especies de plantas acuáticas en Wisconsin: 12 especies de ranas, 11 especies de tortugas, 160 especies de peces y alrededor de 110 especies de libélulas.

Las libélulas pasan hasta el 95% de su vida en el agua antes de convertirse en los adultos voladores que mejor conocemos.

Múltiples tipos de ranas son capaces de crear un líquido como anticongelante para proteger sus células y órganos en el invierno mientras parte de su cuerpo se congela. Una de las ranas de Wisconsin, la rana de madera, puede congelar hasta el 65% de su cuerpo.

Las esculturas de las totoras, libélula, rana, tortuga y nido con huevos fueron creadas por Brian Wignall de Biodynamics, Inc.

Las plantas acuáticas son esenciales para el ecosistema del estanque, ya que:

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