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Potamogetonaceae
Potamogeton

not marked as a favorite taxon Potamogeton epihydrus Rafinesque. Common name: Ribbonleaf Pondweed. Phenology: Jun-Sep. Habitat: Ponds, lakes, streams, and rivers. Distribution: Newfoundland and Labrador (Newfoundland) west to Alaska, south to Georgia, w. Panhandle Florida, s. Mississippi (Sorrie & Leonard 1999), Louisiana, Colorado, and California.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = AqW, C, Can, FNA22, GrPl, Il, K1, K4, Mi, Mo1, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, S, S13, Tn, Va, W, WH3, WV; < Potamogeton epihydrus Raf. — Wiegleb & Kaplan (1998); > Potamogeton epihydrus Raf. var. epihydrus — F, G, Il; > Potamogeton epihydrus Raf. var. macellus Fernald — Il; > Potamogeton epihydrus Raf. var. nuttallii (Cham. & Schltdl.) Fernald — F, G, Tat. Basionym: Potamogeton epihydrus Raf. 1808

Links to other floras: = Potamogeton epihydrus - 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 ⓘ: 8

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