Wild Celery or Tapegrass
Known as wild celery, tapegrass, or freshwater eelgrass, Vallisneria americana is one of the most important submersed aquatic vegetations found in Maryland, especially in the Chesapeake Bay. It is one of the most familiar and important waterfowl foods found in this region and occurs in both freshwater ponds and the lower salinity areas of the Bay. It is one of the species of plants that used to have extensive beds in the Susquehanna Flats in the upper portion of the Chesapeake Bay.
