Aquatic Plant of the Year

Since 2003, the water plant of the year has been determined by the Förderkreis Sporttauchen eV (FKS) for the following year. At the beginning of 2011, the national diving associations of Germany ( VDST ), Austria (TSVÖ) and Switzerland ( SUSV ) took over this task.

Previous aquatic plants of the year

The names of the proclaimed aquatic plant species follow:

year	German name	scientific name	Illustration
2003	Crab claw	Stratiotes aloides
2004	Southern water hose (also 2015 water plant of the year)	Utricularia australis
2005	Multi-prickly candelabrum algae	Chara polyacantha
2006	European sea can	Nymphoides peltata
2007	Large mermaid	Najas marina
2008	Common swimming fern	Salvinia natans
2009	Streaky pondweed	Potamogeton perfoliatus
2010	-
2011	Water nut	Trapa natans
2012	Common water crowfoot	Ranunculus aquatilis
2013	Hedgehog tube	Baldellia ranunculoides
2014	Common seaweed	Zostera marina L.
2015	Southern water hose (also 2004 water plant of the year)	Utricularia australis
2016	Flooding water crowfoot	Ranunculus fluitans
2017	White water lily	Nymphaea alba
2018	Star candlestick alga	Nitellopsis obtusa
2019	European frog bite	Hydrocharis morsus-ranae

Web links

• http://www.foerderkreis-sporttauchen.de/aktuelles.htm
• http://www.wasserpflanze-des-jahres.org