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Potamogetonaceae
Potamogeton

not marked as a favorite taxon Potamogeton obtusifolius Mertens & Koch. Common name: Blunt-leaved Pondweed. Phenology: Jun-Oct. Habitat: Boggy ponds and lakes. Distribution: Circumboreal; south in North America to New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Wyoming, and Washington.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = AqW, C, Can, F, FNA22, G, K4, Mi, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO. Basionym: Potamogeton obtusifolius Mert. & Koch 1823

Links to other floras: = Potamogeton obtusifolius - 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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