Potamogeton
pondweed
Specimens
Photos
Origin: Native
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Description:
[none provided]
Accepted Name:
Potamogeton
Publication: Sp. Pl. 1: 126. 1753; Gen. Pl. ed. 5; 61, 1754.
Publication: Sp. Pl. 1: 126. 1753; Gen. Pl. ed. 5; 61, 1754.
Synonyms & Misapplications:
(none provided)
Species in Potamogeton:
- Potamogeton alpinus – northern pondweed, reddish pondweed Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains and northern Great Plains; also in eastern North America.
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Potamogeton amplifolius – broad-leaved pondweed, large-leaved pondweed
Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Atlantic Coast. -
Potamogeton berchtoldii – Berchtold's pondweed Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Atlantic Coast.
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Potamogeton crispus – curly pondweed Widely dsitributed on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east across North America to the Atlantic Coast.
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Potamogeton epihydrus – ribbon-leaved pondweed Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains; also in northeastern North America; Europe.
- Potamogeton fibrillosus – fibrous-stipuled pondweed Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California, east to Idaho, Wyoming, and Utah.
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Potamogeton foliosus – leafy pondweed Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east across North America to the Atlantic Coast.
- Potamogeton friesii – flat-stalked pondweed Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to Washington, east to Alberta, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and Utah, northern Great Plains, Great Lakes region, and eastern North America.
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Potamogeton gramineus – grassy pondweed, variable pondweed Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains, northern Great Plains, Great Lakes region, and eastern North America.
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Potamogeton illinoensis – illinois pondweed Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Northwest Territories to California, east across much of North America to the Atlantic Coast.
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Potamogeton natans – floating pondweed, floating-leaved pondweed Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains, Great Plains, Great Lakes Region, and eastern North America.
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Potamogeton nodosus – loddon's pondweed, long-leaved pondweed Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Mexico; east over most of the United States to the Atlantic Coast.
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Potamogeton obtusifolius – blunt-leaved pondweed Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to Washington, east across the northern U.S. and Canada to the Atlantic Coast.
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Potamogeton praelongus – white-stalked pondweed, whitestem pondweed Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains, Great Plains, Great Lakes region, and eastern North America.
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Potamogeton pusillus – small pondweed British Columbia south on both sides of the Cascades to California, east to the Atlantic.
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Potamogeton richardsonii – clasping-leaved pondweed, Richardson's pondweed Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains, northern Great Plains, Great Lakes region, and northeastern North America.
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Potamogeton robbinsii – fern pondweed, Robbin's pondweed Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to Montana and Colorado; Minnesota to Maine, south to Virginia in eastern United States.
- Potamogeton strictifolius – narrowleaf pondweed Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington, where known only from Okanogan County; Yukon Territory to Washington, east across the northern U.S. and Canada to eastern North America.
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Potamogeton zosteriformis – eel-grass pondweed, flat-stem pondweed Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Idaho and Montana, and much of north central and northeast United States and adjacent Canada.
Additional Resources:
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Potamogeton in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.
WA Flora Checklist: Potamogeton checklist entry.
OregonFlora: Potamogeton information.
E-Flora BC: Potamogeton atlas page.
CalPhotos: Potamogeton photos.
USDA Plants: Potamogeton information.
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