Aquatic mint (Mentha aquatica)- leaves; raw or dried; very hardy
Arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia) - tubers; cooked; very hardy; also called duckpotato (tubers taste like Irish potatoes); lower flowers are female while upper flowers are male; waterfowl love to eat duckpotato, hence the name
Bacopa (Bacopa caroliniana) - lemony leaves; used as a seasoning; also called water hyssop; Zones 7 or higher
Bog cranberries - fruit; raw
Cattail (Typha spp.) - all parts (spring shoots and pollen mostly); many uses; very hardy
Chameleon Plant (Houttuynia cordata) - leaves; use like cilantro.
Duckweed (Lemna minor) - leaves; raw; garnish on salads; hardy.
Flowering rush (Butomus umbellatus) - tubers and seeds
Lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus) - leaves, tuber; many uses raw and cooked; does not like to be submerged; can buy fresh at Asian markets;
Lotus - tubers and seeds; raw or cooked; many uses
Marsh mallow - roots, flowers, leaves; raw or cooked; medicinal uses such as cough suppressant, immune system booster, and wound healer
Pennywort (Hydrocotyle spp.)- leaves; raw; medicinal for many purposes such as arthritis
Perennial rice (Zizania spp.) - all parts; cooked like rice
Pickerel rush/weed (Pontederia cordata) - young leaves and seeds; raw or cooked
Sensitive plant (Neptunia aquatica and other Neptunia spp.) - shoots; used in stir fry; also called water mimosa;
Spatterdock (Nuphar luteum) - leaves, seeds, and flowers; raw or cooked; garnishes and salads; hardy.
Sweetflag (Acorus calamus) - rhizomes and young leaves; raw or cooked; many uses; very hardy
Taro (Colocasia spp.) - tubers; boiled, steamed, baked, or fried
Vietnamese cilantro (Polygonum odoratum) - leaves; raw or cooked; may be sold at places that sell herbs; Water celery (Oenanthe javanica) - all parts; raw or cooked; salads, garnishes, etc.; very hardy; Water chestnuts (Eleoricharis spp.) - seeds; raw or cooked; used as nuts or made into flour; can buy fresh water chestnuts at Asian stores and plant those
Water spinach (Ipomoea batatus) - leaves; cooked or raw; can buy fresh at Asian markets and root in water; Watercress (Nasturtium officinale) - all parts; raw or cooked; salads, garnishes, etc.; very hardy;
