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Potamogetonaceae

not marked as a favorite taxon Potamogetonaceae Berchtold & J. Presl. Common name: Pondweed Family.

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A family of 6-7 genera and about 100 species (if circumscribed, as here, to include Zannichelliaceae), aquatic herbs, nearly cosmopolitan. Here circumscribed following molecular studies to include Zannichellia (Lindqvist et al. 2006; Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2003, 2009).

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References: Haynes (1978); Haynes & Hellquist (2000c) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2000); Haynes & Hellquist (2000d) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2000); Haynes, Les, & Holm-Nielsen (1998d) In Kubitzki (1998b); Haynes, Les, & Holm-Nielsen (1998e) In Kubitzki (1998b); Les & Haynes (1996); Lindqvist et al. (2006); Wiegleb & Kaplan (1998). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Potamogetonaceae© Keith Bradley | Potamogeton | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Potamogetonaceae© Samuel Brinker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Samuel Brinker | Stuckenia pectinata source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Potamogetonaceae© Matt Berger, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Matt Berger | Potamogeton source | Original Image ⭷ Warning: was NOT research grade.
image #4 of Potamogetonaceae© Zihao Wang, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Zihao Wang | Potamogeton vaseyi source | Original Image ⭷ Warning: was NOT research grade.
image #5 of Potamogetonaceae© Bruce A. Sorrie | Stuckenia pectinata | Original Image ⭷

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