Common aquarium plant species:
- Acorus calamus (Common sweet flag)
- Acorus gramineus (Japanese sweet flag)
- Alisma canaliculatum
- Alisma gramineum
- Alisma lanceolatum
- Alisma nanum
- Alisma orientale
- Alisma plantago-aquatica
- Alisma subcordatum
- Alisma triviale
- Alisma wahlenbergii
- Alternanthera bettzickiana
- Alternanthera philoxeroides
- Alternanthera reineckii
- Alternanthera sessilis
- Ammania gracilis (Delicate ammania, red ammania)
- Ammania latifolia
- Ammania senegalensis
- Anubias afzelii (Narrow-leafed anubias)
- Anubias barteri var. barteri (Broadleaved anubias)
- Anubias barteri var. angustifolia
- Anubias barteri var. caladiifolia
- Anubias barteri var. glabra
- Anubias barteri var. nana (Dwarf anubias)
- Anubias gigantea
- Anubias gilletti
- Anubias gracilis
- Anubias hastifolia
- Anubias heterophylla
- Anubias pynaertii
- Aponogeton appendiculatus
- Aponogeton bernierianus
- Aponogeton boivinianus
- Aponogeton capuronii
- Aponogeton crispus (Crinkled or ruffled aponogeton)
- Aponogeton decartyi
- Aponogeton desertorum
- Aponogeton dioecus
- Aponogeton distachyos
- Aponogeton elongatus
- Aponogeton fenestralis
- Aponogeton henkelianus
- Aponogeton junceus
- Aponogeton longiplumulosus
- Aponogeton loriae
- Aponogeton madagascariensis (Madagascar laceleaf, lace plant)
- Aponogeton natans
- Aponogeton rigidifolius
- Aponogeton tenuispicatus
- Aponogeton ulvaceus (Compact apongeton)
- Aponogeton undulatus
- Armoracia aquatica
- Azolla caroliniana (water velvet, mosquito fern)
- Azolla filiculoïdes (Azolla, moss fern)
- Azolla pinnata
- Bacopa amplexicaulis
- Bacopa australis
- Bacopa caroliniana (lemon bacopa, water hyssop, giant bacopa)
- Bacopa crenata
- Bacopa monnieri (water hyssop, dwarf bacopa, baby tears)
- Bacopa myriophylloides
- Bacopa rotundifolia (Round bacopa)
- Baldellia ranunculoides
- Barclaya longifolia (Orchid lily)
- Barclaya motleyi
- Blyxa aubertii
- Blyxa echinosperma
- Blyxa japonica (Japanese rush)
- Blyxa novoguineensis
- Blyxa octandra
- Bolbitis heteroclita (sometimes sold as B. asiatica)
- Bolbitis heudelotii (African or Congo fern)
- Bucephalandra gigantea
- Bucephalandra motleyana
- Bucephalandra catherineae
- Cabomba aquatica (Yellow cabomba, giant cabomba)
- Cabomba caroliniana (Green cabomba)
- Cabomba furcata
- Cabomba palaeformis
- Cabomba piauhyensis (Red cabomba)
- Caldesia parnassifolia
- Calla palustris
- Callitriche hamulata
- Callitriche hermaphroditica
- Callitriche palustris
- Callitriche stagnalis
- Cardamine lyrata (Chinese ivy, Japanese cress)
- Cardamine rotundifolia
- Ceratophyllum demersum (hornwort)
- Ceratophyllum submersum (tropical hornwort)
- Ceratopteris cornuta
- Ceratopteris pteridoides
- Ceratopteris thalictroides (water sprite)
- Cladophora aegagropila
- Crassula aquatica
- Crassula helmsii
- Crinum calamistratum
- Crinum natans (African onion plant)
- Crinum purpurascens
- Crinum thaianum (water onion)
- Cryptocoryne affinis
- Cryptocoryne alba
- Cryptocoryne albida
- Cryptocoryne aponogetifolia
- Cryptocoryne auriculata
- Cryptocoryne axelrodii
- Cryptocoryne balansae
- Cryptocoryne beckettii (Beckett's Cryptocoryne)
- Cryptocoryne blassii
- Cryptocoryne bogneri
- Cryptocoryne bullosa
- Cryptocoryne ciliata
- Cryptocoryne cognata
- Cryptocoryne cordata (Giant cryptocoryne)
- Cryptocoryne crispatula
- Cryptocoryne cruddasiana
- Cryptocoryne dewitii
- Cryptocoryne diderici
- Cryptocoryne elliptica
- Cryptocoryne ferruginea
- Cryptocoryne fusca
- Cryptocoryne gasserii
- Cryptocoryne grabowskii
- Cryptocoryne gracilis
- Cryptocoryne griffithii
- Cryptocoryne hudoroi
- Cryptocoryne keei
- Cryptocoryne legroi
- Cryptocoryne lingua
- Cryptocoryne longicauda
- Cryptocoryne lucens
- Cryptocoryne lutea
- Cryptocoryne minima
- Cryptocoryne moehlmannii (Moehlmann's cryptocoryne)
- Cryptocoryne nevillii
- Cryptocoryne nurii
- Cryptocoryne pallidinervia
- Cryptocoryne parva (Tiny cryptocoryne)
- Cryptocoryne petchii
- Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia
- Cryptocoryne purpurea
- Cryptocoryne retrospiralis
- Cryptocoryne schulzei
- Cryptocoryne scrurillis
- Cryptocoryne siamensis
- Cryptocoryne spiralis
- Cryptocoryne striolata
- Cryptocoryne thwaitesii
- Cryptocoryne tonkinensis
- Cryptocoryne undulata (Undulate cryptocoryne)
- Cryptocoryne usteriana
- Cryptocoryne venemae
- Cryptocoryne versteegii
- Cryptocoryne walkeri
- Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Tropica'
- Cryptocoryne x willisii
- Cryptocoryne zewaldiae
- Cryptocoryne zonata
- Cryptocoryne zukalii
- Cyperus alternifolius
- Cyperus helferi
- Cyperus papyrus
- Damasonium alisma
- Didiplis diandra (Water hedge)
- Echinodorus africanus
- Echinodorus amazonicus (Amazon sword)
- Echinodorus andrieuxii
- Echinodorus angustifolius
- Echinodorus argentinensis
- Echinodorus aschersonianus
- Echinodorus barthii
- Echinodorus berteroi
- Echinodorus bleheri (Broadleaved amazon)
- Echinodorus bolivianus (Bolivian sword)
- Echinodorus brevipedicellatus
- Echinodorus cordifolius (Radicans sword, spade leaf sword)
- Echinodorus fluitans
- Echinodorus grandiflorus (Large-flowered amazon)
- Echinodorus horemanii (Black-red amazon)
- Echinodorus horizontalis
- Echinodorus humilis
- Echinodorus latifolius
- Echinodorus longiscapus
- Echinodorus macrophyllus (Large-leaved amazon sword)
- Echinodorus martii
- Echinodorus major (Ruffled amazon sword)
- Echinodorus opacus (Opaque amazon sword)
- Echinodorus osiris (Red amazon sword)
- Echinodorus 'Ozelot'
- Echinodorus palaefolius
- Echinodorus paniculatus
- Echinodorus parviflorus (Black amazon sword)
- Echinodorus pelliscidus
- Echinodorus quadricostatus (Dwarf sword)
- Echinodorus radicans
- Echinodorus rigidifolius
- Echinodorus 'Rubin'
- Echinodorus rubra
- Echinodorus schlueteri
- Echinodorus subalatus
- Echinodorus tenellus (Pygmy chain sword)
- Echinodorus tunicatus
- Echinodorus uruguayensis (Uruguay amazon sword)
- Egeria densa (Elodea, pondweed)
- Egeria naias
- Eichhornia crassipes (Water hyacinth)
- Eichhornia diversifolia
- Elatine hydropiper
- Elatine macropoda
- Eleocharis acicularis (Hairgrass)
- Eleocharis dulcis
- Eleocharis minima
- Eleocharis obtusa
- Eleocharis parvula
- Eleocharis vivipara
- Elodea canadensis (Canadian pondweed)
- Elodea nuttallii
- Elodea occidentalis
- Equisetum spp.
- Eriocaulon spp.
- Eusteralis stellata (Star rotala)
- Fittonia argyroneura
- Fontinalis antipyretica (Willow moss)
- Glossadelphus zollingeri
- Glossostigma diandrum
- Glossostigma elatinoides
- Gymnocoronis spilanthoides (Spadeleaf plant)
- Hemianthus callitrichoides (Dwarf helzine)
- Hemianthus micranthemoides (Pearlweed)
- Heteranthera dubia
- Heteranthera reniformis
- Heteranthera zosterifolia (Stargrass)
- Hippuris vulgaris
- Hottonia inflata
- Hottonia palustris (Water violet)
- Hydrilla verticillata
- Hydrocharis morsus-ranae
- Hydrocleis nymphoides
- Hydrocotyle leucocephala (Brazilian pennywort)
- Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides
- Hydrocotyle verticillata (Whorled umbrella plant)
- Hydrocotyle vulgaris
- Hydrothrix gardneri
- Hydrotriche hottoniiflora
- Hygrophila angustifolia
- Hygrophila corymbosa 'crispa'
- Hygrophila corymbosa 'glabra' (Broadlead giant stricta)
- Hygrophila corymbosa 'gracilis'
- Hygrophila corymbosa 'siamensis'
- Hygrophila corymbosa 'strigosa'
- Hygrophila difformis (Water wisteria)
- Hygrophila guianensis
- Hygrophila lacustris
- Hygrophila lancea
- Hygrophila natalis
- Hygrophila polysperma (Dwarf hygrophilia)
- Hygrophila salicifolia
- Hygrophila stricta (Thai stricta, green stricta)
- Hygroryza aristata
- Iris spp.
- Isoetes lacustris (quillwort)
- Isoetes malinverniana
- Isoetes velata
- Isolepis setracea
- Juncus repens
- Lagarosiphon madagascariensis
- Lagarosiphon major (Elodea crispa)
- Lagenandra dewitii
- Lagenandra insignis
- Lagenandra koenigii
- Lagenandra lancifolia
- Lagenandra meeboldii
- Lagenandra nairii
- Lagenandra ovata
- Lagenandra thwaitesii
- Lemna gibba
- Lemna minor (Duckweed)
- Lemna paucicostata
- Lemna perpusilla
- Lemna trisulca
- Lilaeopsis brasiliensis
- Lilaeopsis carolinensis
- Lilaeopsis macloviana
- Lilaeopsis mauritiana
- Lilaeopsis novae-zelandiae (New Zealand grassplant)
- Lilaeopsis ruthiana
- Limnobium laevigatum (Amazon frogbit)
- Limnobium spongia
- Limnocharis flava
- Limnophila aquatica (Giant ambulia)
- Limnophila aromatica
- Limnophila glabra
- Limnophila heterophylla
- Limnophila indica (Indian ambulia)
- Limnophila sessiliflora (Dwarf ambulia)
- Lindernia crustacea F. Muell.
- Lindernia rotundifolia
- Littorella uniflora
- Lobelia cardinalis (Cardinal flower, scarlet lobelia)
- Lobelia dortmanna
- Lomariopsis sp. (Süsswassertang)
- Ludwigia alternifolia
- Ludwigia arcuata
- Ludwigia glandulosa (Glandular ludwigia, red star ludwigia)
- Ludwigia helminthorrhiza
- Ludwigia inclinata
- Ludwigia inclinata var. verticellata 'Cuba'
- Ludwigia mullertii
- Ludwigia natans
- Ludwigia sedioides
- Ludwigia palustris
- Ludwigia pulvinaris
- Ludwigia repens (Creeping ludwigia, narrow-leaf ludwigia)
- Luronium natans
- Lycopodiella inundata (Lycopodium inundatum)
- Lysimachia nummularia (creeping Jenny, moneywort)
- Marsilea crenata
- Marsilea drummondii
- Marsilea hirsuta
- Marsilea pubescens
- Marsilea quadrifolia (water-clover)
- Mayaca fluviatilis
- Mayaca vandellii
- Micranthemum umbrosum (Helzine)
- Microsorum pteropus (Java fern)
- Monosolenium tenerum (commercial name; plants sold under this name are actually a fern Lomariopsis sp.[1])
- Myriophyllum alterniflorum
- Myriophyllum aquaticum (Brazilian milfoil, milfoil)
- Myriophyllum elatinoides
- Myriophyllum heterophyllum
- Myriophyllum hippuroides (Green milfoil, water milfoil)
- Myriophyllum mattogrossense
- Myriophyllum proserpinacoides
- Myriophyllum scabratum (Foxtail)
- Myriophyllum spicatum
- Myriophyllum tuberculatum (Red myriophyllum)
- Myriophyllum ussuriense
- Myriophyllum verticillatum
- Myriophylumm oguraense
- Najas graminea
- Najas guadelupensis
- Najas indica
- Najas marina
- Najas minor
- Najas pectinata
- Nesaea crassicaulis
- Nitella capillaris
- Nitella flexilis
- Nitella gracilis
- Nomaphila siamensis
- Nomaphila stricta
- Nuphar advenum
- Nuphar japonica (Spatterdock)
- Nuphar lutea (Yellow water-lily)
- Nuphar pumilum
- Nuphar sagittifolium
- Nymphaea alba
- Nymphaea lotus (Tiger lotus)
- Nymphaea lotus var. rubra
- Nymphaea micrantha
- Nymphaea pubescens
- Nymphaea pygmea
- Nymphaea stellata (Red and blue water lily)
- Nymphaea zenkeri 'Red' (Red tiger lotus)
- Nymphoides aquatica (Banana plant)
- Nymphoides humboldtiana
- Nymphoides indica
- Nymphoides peltata
- Orontium aquaticum
- Ottelia alismoides
- Ottelia mesenterum
- Ottelia ulvifolia
- Phyllanthus fluitans
- Pilularia americana
- Pilularia globulifera
- Pistia stratiotes (Water lettuce)
- Pogostemon helferi
- Pogostemon stellatus
- Pontederia cordata
- Potamogeton coloratus
- Potamogeton crispus
- Potamogeton densus
- Potamogeton filiformis
- Potamogeton gayi
- Potamogeton gramineus
- Potamogeton lucens
- Potamogeton malaianus
- Potamogeton natans
- Potamogeton perfoliatus
- Proserpinaca palustris
- Ranunculus aquatilis
- Ranunculus limosella
- Regnellidium diphyllum
- Riccia fluitans (Crystalwort)
- Ricciocarpos natans
- Rorippa aquatica
- Rotala indica
- Rotala macrandra (Giant red rotala)
- Rotala rotundifolia (Dwarf rotala)
- Rotala wallichii (Whorly rotala)
- Ruellia difformis (out of date synonym)
- Ruppia maritima
- Sagittaria chapmani
- Sagittaria eatonii
- Sagittaria filiformis
- Sagittaria graminea
- Sagittaria guyanensis
- Sagittaria isoëtiformis
- Sagittaria latifolia
- Sagittaria microfila
- Sagittaria montevidensis
- Sagittaria natans
- Sagittaria papillosa
- Sagittaria platyphylla (giant sagittaria)
- Sagittaria pusilla (dwarf sagittaria)
- Sagittaria sagittifolia
- Sagittaria subulata (needle sagittaria, floating arrowhead)
- Salvinia auriculata
- Salvinia cucullata
- Salvinia minima
- Salvinia natans (water spangles)
- Salvinia oblongifolia
- Salvinia rotundifolia
- Samolus valerandi (Water cabbage)
- Saururus cernuus (Lizard's tail)
- Selaginella sp.
- Shinnersia rivularis (Mexican oak leaf)
- Spiranthes romanzoffiana
- Spirodela polyrhiza
- Staurogyne[2]
- Stratiotes aloides
- Subularia aquatica
- Synnema triflorum (out of date synonym)
- Taxiphyllum barbieri (Java moss)
- Tonina fluviatilis
- Trapa natans (Water chestnut)
- Triglochin maritima
- Triglochin palustris
- Triglochin striata
- Typha angustifolia
- Typha latifolia
- Utricularia gibba
- Utricularia graminifolia
- Utricularia minor
- Utricularia vulgaris
- Vallisneria americana (Dwarf vallisneria)
- Vallisneria asiatica
- Vallisneria asiatica var. biwaensis (Corkscrew vallisneria)
- Vallisneria gigantea (Giant vallisneria)
- Vallisneria neotropicalis
- Vallisneria rubra
- Vallisneria spiralis (Straight vallisneria)
- Vallisneria tortifolia (Twisted vallisneria, dwarf vallisneria)
- Vallisneria tortissima
- Vesicularia montagnei (Christmas moss, Xmas moss)
- Wolffia arrhiza
- Wolffia microscopica
- Wolffiella floridana
- Zannichellia palustris
