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FamilyScientific Name Common NameHabitatDistributionImage
PotamogetonaceaePotamogetonPondweedimage of plant
PotamogetonaceaePotamogeton alpinusRed Pondweed, Alpine PondweedPonds and slow-moving streams.Circumboreal, south in North America to PA, MI, WI, MN, SD, NM, AZ, and CA.image of plant
PotamogetonaceaePotamogeton amplifoliusBigleaf Pondweed, Muskie-weed, Bass-weedPonds, lakes, sluggish streams, freshwater tidal guts, rivers.NL (Newfoundland) west to BC, south to e. NC, nw. GA (Jones & Coile 1988), n. AL, AR, OK, and CA.image of plant
PotamogetonaceaePotamogeton berchtoldii ssp. berchtoldiiSlender PondweedMillponds, other quiet waters.NL (Newfoundland) west to AK, south to Panhandle FL, TX, NM, and CA. Reported from SC by Gaddy & Rayner (1980).image of plant
PotamogetonaceaePotamogeton bicupulatusNew England Snailseed Pondweed, Small PondweedSinkhole ponds and streams with acidic water.ME west to WI, south to VA (Augusta County), NC, and se. TN.image of plant
PotamogetonaceaePotamogeton confervoidesAlga Pondweed, Conferva Pondweed, Tuckerman's PondweedAcidic blackwater pools and streams.NL (Newfoundland) west to ON, south to NJ and PA; disjunct in sc. NC and nc. SC (Fall-line Sandhills).image of plant
PotamogetonaceaePotamogeton crispusCurled Pondweed, Curly PondweedPonds, lakes, and streams, often in calcareous waters.Native of Europe. ME, MN, s. SK and s. BC, south to NC, Panhandle FL, TX, AZ, and CA.image of plant
PotamogetonaceaePotamogeton diversifoliusSouthern Snailseed Pondweed, Waterthread PondweedPools, ponds, lakes, streams, rivers.MA and NY west to MN, MT, and OR, south to c. peninsular FL, TX, CA, and Mexico.image of plant
PotamogetonaceaePotamogeton epihydrusRibbonleaf PondweedPonds, lakes, streams, and rivers.NL (Newfoundland) west to AK, south to GA, w. Panhandle FL, s. MS (Sorrie & Leonard 1999), LA, CO, and CA.image of plant
PotamogetonaceaePotamogeton floridanusFlorida PondweedBlackwater rivers.Apparently endemic to blackwater rivers of the Panhandle of FL.image of plant
PotamogetonaceaePotamogeton foliosus ssp. foliosusLeafy PondweedShallow ponds, streams, lakes, and rivers.NL (Newfoundland) west to AK, south to SC, Panhandle FL, TX, and Mexico.image of plant
PotamogetonaceaePotamogeton friesiiFries’s PondweedEstuarine or calcareous waters.NL (Newfoundland) west to AK, s to NJ, n. VA,, PA, IN, n. IA, NE, and UT; also Eurasia.image of plant
PotamogetonaceaePotamogeton gramineusVariable PondweedEstuarine waters.Greenland and AK, south to sc. PA (Rhoads & Klein 1993; Rhoads & Block 2007), NJ, WV (Kartesz 1999), n. VA, MI, WI, CO, UT, and CA. Reported for VA (Fairfax County); specimen identification needing confirmation.image of plant
PotamogetonaceaePotamogeton hilliiHill's PondweedSpring-fed oxbow ponds. Lakes, rivers, ponds; often alkaline.VT, MA, ON, and WI south to PA, VA, and OH.image of plant
PotamogetonaceaePotamogeton illinoensisIllinois PondweedCalcareous waters of rivers, streams, lakes, and ponds, spring-fed ponds, spring-fed branches and rivers, sawgrass sloughs, interdune ponds and marshes.QC west to NT and s. BC, south to s. FL, TX, CA, Mexico, and Central America.image of plant
PotamogetonaceaePotamogeton natansFloating Pondweed, Floating BrownleafLakes, ponds, and slow streams.NL (Newfoundland) west to AK, south to e. WV, w. NC, KS, NM, AZ, and CA.image of plant
PotamogetonaceaePotamogeton nodosusLongleaf Pondweed, American PondweedPonds, lakes, streams, and rivers.ME and QC west to BC, south to Panhandle FL, TX, CA, Mexico, and Central America.image of plant
PotamogetonaceaePotamogeton oakesianusOakes’s PondweedAcidic waters of lakes, streams, bogs, and beaver ponds.NL (Newfoundland) west to MN, south to VA, n. WV, and n. IL; apparently disjunct in MT, and BC, and possibly in s. AL (Sorrie, pers. comm.).image of plant
PotamogetonaceaePotamogeton obtusifoliusBlunt-leaved PondweedBoggy ponds and lakes.Circumboreal south in North America to NJ, PA, MI, WI, MN, WY, and WA.image of plant
PotamogetonaceaePotamogeton perfoliatusPerfoliate Pondweed, Clasping-leaf pondweed, Redhead GrassFresh to oligohaline tidal aquatic beds, also ponds and other nontidal waters.NL (Newfoundland), NL (Labrador) west to MI, south to ne. NC, and n. OH; disjunct in w. FL, c. peninsular FL, s. AL, and se. LA (where perhaps historical); Guatemala.image of plant
PotamogetonaceaePotamogeton praelongusWhitestem PondweedIn lakes in deep water.Circumboreal, southward in North America to CT, s. NY, n. PA, n. IN, n. IA, NE, CO, UT, and n. CA. P. praelongus just extends into the northern part of our flora region. It is probably extant in n. PA, but needs further surveying in this area (C. Ciafre, personal communication).image of plant
PotamogetonaceaePotamogeton pulcherSpotted Pondweed, Heartleaf PondweedPonds, pools, ditches, streams.NS west to WI, south to n. peninsular FL and e. TX.image of plant
PotamogetonaceaePotamogeton pusillusSmall PondweedAcid and alkaline waters of ponds, lakes, and streams.NS west to AK, south to FL, Mexico, and Central America.image of plant
PotamogetonaceaePotamogeton richardsoniiRichardson PondweedSlow-moving, calcareous waters.NL (Labrador) west to AK, south to DE, MD, PA, n. OH, n. IN, n. IL, IA, NE, NM, AZ, and CA.image of plant
PotamogetonaceaePotamogeton robbinsiiFern Pondweed, Flatleaf pondweedTidal freshwater aquatic beds.NS and PE west to Keewatin and AK, south to n. VA, n. IL, s. MN, CO, UT, and CA; disjunct in s. AL (possibly introduced?).image of plant
PotamogetonaceaePotamogeton spirillusNorthern Snailseed PondweedNeutral to acidic waters of ponds, lakes, streams, and rivers.NL (Newfoundland) west to MB, south to e. VA, n. OH, n. IA, and se. NE.image of plant
PotamogetonaceaePotamogeton strictifoliusStraightleaf PondweedCalcareous waters of ponds and streams.NL (Newfoundland) west to YT, south to w. VA (Rockingham County), n. IL, WY, and n. UT.image of plant
PotamogetonaceaePotamogeton tennesseensisTennessee PondweedQuiet or flowing water.PA and OH south to w. VA, and se. TN.image of plant
PotamogetonaceaePotamogeton vaseyiVasey's PondweedPonds, lagoons.QC and ON south to NJ, PA, ne. OH, nw. IN, ne. IL, and IA.image of plant
PotamogetonaceaePotamogeton zosteriformisFlatstem PondweedQuiet calcareous or alkaline tidal waters.NL (Newfoundland) west to AK, south to n. VA, ne. WV, n. IL, KS, UT, and CA.image of plant
PotamogetonaceaePotamogetonaceaePondweed Familyimage of plant
PotamogetonaceaeStuckeniaSago-pondweedimage of plant
PotamogetonaceaeStuckenia filiformis var. alpinaCalcareous or brackish waters.NS west to AK, south to s. PA, OH, MI, WI, MN, NE, NM, AZ, and CA; e. Asia.image of plant
PotamogetonaceaeStuckenia filiformis var. occidentalisIn calcareous waters.NS west to AK, south to OH, MN, CO, UT, NV, and OR.image of plant
PotamogetonaceaeStuckenia pectinataSago-pondweedCalcareous or brackish waters of ponds, lakes, estuaries, sounds.The species is irregularly cosmopolitan, but more commonly encountered in the Great Lakes region.image of plant
PotamogetonaceaeStuckenia striataWestern PondweedFresh or brackish waters.S. TX south to sc. Mexico.
PotamogetonaceaeStuckenia vaginataSheathed PondweedLakes.Circumboreal, south in North America to OH, ne. IL, MN, SD, CO, UT, NV, and WA.image of plant
PotamogetonaceaeZannichelliaHorned Pondweedimage of plant
PotamogetonaceaeZannichellia palustrisHorned PondweedFresh or brackish water of ponds, lakes, and estuaries.The species occurs throughout much of the world.image of plant