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Potamogetonaceae
Potamogeton

not marked as a favorite taxon Potamogeton natans Linnaeus. Common name: Floating Pondweed, Floating Brownleaf. Phenology: Jun-Sep. Habitat: Lakes, ponds, and slow streams. Distribution: Newfoundland and Labrador (Newfoundland) west to Alaska, south to e. West Virginia, w. North Carolina, Kansas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California; Eurasia and n. Africa.

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ID notes: The floating leaves of Potamogeton natans can be distinguished from P. nodosus by the presence of 17-37 veins (vs. 9-21 in P. nodosus).

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = AqW, C, Can, F, FNA22, G, GrPl, Il, K1, K4, Mi, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, S, S13, Tat, W; < Potamogeton natans L. — Wiegleb & Kaplan (1998), (also see P. floridanus). Basionym: Potamogeton natans L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Potamogeton natans - 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 ⓘ: 9

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