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Tule
Ponds at Tyson
AQUATIC PLANT
(Fresh Water)
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Vegetation in the
Tule Ponds area were planted to represent native plants of the San
Francisco Bay area. The majority of the trees, shrubs and
herbaceous plants represent a Riparian Woodland, which are usually
found along streams and rivers in the San Francisco Bay area. A
few plants are from the Valley and Foothill Woodland as well as
Chaparral.
Tyson Lagoon vegetation present a freshwater
marsh and open aquatic area consisting primarily of cattails,
bulrush, and sedges. Plants that are adapted to water do not have
the intricate root and leaf structure like land plants. Aquatic
plants have water all around them so they do not worry about
transporting water through a root system.
There are many wildflowers that bloom
throughout the year at Tule Ponds and Tyson Lagoon. In this
section we have tried to represent the major types, but this is
not a complete list. Many species are non-native, and have seeded
themselves through different dispersal mechanisms. There are
many “weeds” in this area that do not serve any purpose in the
ecosystem. Naturalized plants, are non-native, but have served a
useful purpose in the area, especially as a food source for the
wildlife. |
Aquatic plants have evolved a system that can
tolerate submergences in water. They can be found in water including
ponds, lakes, marshes, swamps, calmer areas of rivers and streams. They
include the aquatic angiosperms (flowering plants), pteridophytes
(ferns), and bryophytes (mosses, hornworts, and liverworts).
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NON NATIVE |
- Broad leaved Cattail
- Hardstem Bulrush
- Flat Sedge
- Water Smartweek, Pink flowered knotweed.
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