Standard NC Aquatic Species
Standard Aquatic Species, Profile Set & Aquatic Plants for
High School Envirothon Teams
Common names will be used for the North Carolina Envirothon competition
Standard Aquatic Species
Species Profiles are to be studied by students every year.
Students must know:
ID essentials (picture or preserved specimen) AND
All elements of natural history
Crappie (White and Black Crappies)
Aquatic Profile Set
A rotating Aquatic Profile Set is to be studied by students every year.
Students must know:
ID essentials (picture or preserved specimen)
To Study in 2020-2021
Aquatic Plants
Students must know:
ID essentials (picture or specimen)
Specific adaptations, location in the aquatic ecosystem and impact on the environment.
common duckweed (Lemna minor)
water lily (Nymphaea odorata)
water lotus (Nelumbo lutea)
lizard’s tail (Saururus cernuus)
pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata)
arrow arum (Peltandra virginica)
hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata)
Canadian Waterweed (Elodea canadensis)