The shoreline is densely populated up to depths of with starry stonewort, or "Nitellopsis obtusa". It is also known by the common name starry stonewort. "curta" a nationally scarce stonewort. In 2018, the Minnesota DNR confirmed the existence of another invasive species--starry stonewort. Chara vulgaris, the common stonewort, is a green alga species in the genus "Chara".