Plant Scientific name Common name Flowering period Emergents Typhaangustata Cattails June-July Phragmitesaustralis Common reed July-August Rooted  floating Nelumbonucifera Lotus July-September Potamogetannatans Pondweed July-September Submerged Potomagetonlucens Shinning  pond weed May-September Ceratophyllumdemersum Horn wort May-September

Table 1: Aquatic plants with scientific, common names and flowering seasons, that were collected from the Dal Lake for the evaluation of total Proteins, total carbohydrate and total lipids.