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Potamogetonaceae
Potamogeton

not marked as a favorite taxon Potamogeton robbinsii Oakes. Common name: Fern Pondweed, Flatleaf pondweed. Phenology: Aug-Sep. Habitat: Tidal freshwater aquatic beds. Distribution: Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island west to Keewatin and Alaska, south to n. Virginia, n. Illinois, s. Minnesota, Colorado, Utah, and California; disjunct in s. Alabama (possibly introduced?).

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ID notes: The stiff, 2-ranked (distichous) leaf array of this species is distinctive.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = AqW, C, Can, F, FNA22, G, Il, K1, K4, Mi, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, Tat, Va, Wiegleb & Kaplan (1998). Basionym: Potamogeton robbinsii Oakes 1841

Links to other floras: = Potamogeton robbinsii - 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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