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Potamogetonaceae
Potamogeton

not marked as a favorite taxon Potamogeton alpinus Balbis. Common name: Red Pondweed, Alpine Pondweed. Phenology: Jul-Sep. Habitat: Ponds and slow-moving streams. Distribution: Circumboreal, south in North America to PA, MI, WI, MN, SD, NM, AZ, and CA.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: The American plants are sometimes separated as var. tenuifolius from Eurasian var. alpinus based on narrower leaves and the fruit beak more curved.

Synonymy ⓘ: = AqW, Can, FNA22, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Pa; >< Potamogeton alpinus Balb. var. subellipticus (Fernald) Ogden — F; > Potamogeton alpinus Balb. var. tenuifolius (Raf.) Ogden — C, GrPl. Basionym: Potamogeton alpinus Balb. 1804

Links to other floras: = Potamogeton alpinus - FNA22

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
  • Great Plains: OBL
  • Midwest: OBL
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image #1 of Potamogeton alpinus© Юлия, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Юлия source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
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image #5 of Potamogeton alpinus© Nolan Exe, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Nolan Exe source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷ Warning: was NOT research grade.
image #6 of Potamogeton alpinus© Quinten Wiegersma, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Quinten Wiegersma source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷ Warning: was NOT research grade.
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image #11 of Potamogeton alpinus© Юлия, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Юлия source CC-BY

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