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Potamogeton diversifolius Rafinesque. Common name: Southern Snailseed Pondweed, Waterthread Pondweed. Phenology: Jun-Sep. Habitat: Pools, ponds, lakes, streams, rivers. Distribution: MA and NY west to MN, MT, and OR, south to c. peninsular FL, TX, CA, and Mexico.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy : = AqW, Ar, Can, ETx1, FNA22, G, GrPl, Il, K4, Mo1, NcTx, NY, Pa, RAB, S, S13, Tn, Va, W, WH3, WV, Wiegleb & Kaplan (1998); = Potamogeton diversifolius Raf. var. diversifolius — C, GW1, Tx; > Potamogeton capillaceus Poir. — Tat; > Potamogeton capillaceus Poir. var. atripes Fernald — F; > Potamogeton capillaceus Poir. var. capillaceus — F; > Potamogeton diversifolius Raf. — F; > Potamogeton diversifolius Raf. var. diversifolius — Tat; > Potamogeton diversifolius Raf. var. multidenticulatus (Morong) Asch. & Graebn. — Tat; Potamogeton diversifolius Raf. — (basionym)

Links to other floras: = Potamogeton diversifolius - FNA22

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
  • Great Plains: OBL
  • Midwest: OBL
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL

Heliophily : 8

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