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Abstract:- Wetland is among the most productive ecosystems in the world. Aquatic weeds always thrive in places of marshy lands and water logged areas of the world. The aquatic plants are the most important component of the aquatic ecosystem. Aquatic plants are key components for the well functioning of wetland ecosystem for biological productivity and support diverse organisms and there by provide lots of goods and services for the dependent people. Due to rapid pace of urbanization formation of new human settlements and Industrialization weeds are in serve threat of extinction. It is there for an urgent and almost need to record and to access diversity potentially of these aquatic plant communities before they will vanish forever. No elaborate study regarding the aquatic weeds or mycrophytes of Washim district Maharashtra has been carried out up to the date. So the present work is the first contribution to the biodiversity of aquatic weeds in Washim, Maharashtra, India. During the present study from August 2015 to January 2016, 8 species of fresh water aquatic weeds viz. Hydrilla, Eicchornia, Duckweed, Vallisneria, Pistia, M.algae, Typha, Nymphaea have been reported from various wetlands such as Ekburji dam ,Dev talav, Padmtirtha and Narayan baba talav in Washim region.