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Pondweeds
Potamogeton
Potamogeton is a genus of aquatic, mostly freshwater, plants of the family Potamogetonaceae. Most are known by the common name pondweed, although many unrelated plants may be called pondweed, such as Canadian pondweed (Elodea canadensis). The genus name means "river neighbor", originating from the Greek potamos (river) and geiton (neighbor).
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
floating-leaved pondweed
speciesPotamogeton natans
Curly-leaf Pondweed
speciesPotamogeton crispus
Longleaf Pondweed
speciesPotamogeton nodosus
Perfoliate Pondweed
speciesPotamogeton perfoliatus
Shining Pondweed
speciesPotamogeton lucens
Richardson's pondweed
speciesPotamogeton richardsonii
Bog Pondweed
speciesPotamogeton polygonifolius
ribbon-leaved pondweed
speciesPotamogeton epihydrus
Broad-leaved Pondweed
speciesPotamogeton amplifolius
grass-leaved pondweed
speciesPotamogeton gramineus
small pondweed
speciesPotamogeton pusillus
shining pondweed
speciesPotamogeton illinoensis
eel-grass pondweed
speciesPotamogeton zosteriformis
robbins' pondweed
speciesPotamogeton robbinsii
Berchtold's pondweed
speciesPotamogeton berchtoldii
Red Pondweed
speciesPotamogeton cheesemanii
white-stemmed pondweed
speciesPotamogeton praelongus
Northern Pondweed
speciesPotamogeton alpinus
leafy pondweed
speciesPotamogeton foliosus
diverse-leaved pondweed
speciesPotamogeton diversifolius
Spiral Pondweed
speciesPotamogeton spirillus
Bluntleaf Pondweed
speciesPotamogeton obtusifolius
Hairlike Pondweed
speciesPotamogeton trichoides
Potamogeton wrightii
speciesPotamogeton wrightii
Fen Pondweed
speciesPotamogeton coloratus
Fries' Pondweed
speciesPotamogeton friesii
Potamogeton octandrus
speciesPotamogeton octandrus
grass-wrack pondweed
speciesPotamogeton compressus
Broad-Leaved Pondweed
speciesPotamogeton schweinfurthii
Blunt Pondweed
speciesPotamogeton ochreatus
Oakes' Pondweed
speciesPotamogeton oakesianus
snailseed pondweed
speciesPotamogeton bicupulatus
Spotted Pondweed
speciesPotamogeton pulcher
Potamogeton distinctus
speciesPotamogeton distinctus
Vasey's Pondweed
speciesPotamogeton vaseyi
Hill's pondweed
speciesPotamogeton hillii
Algae-like Pondweed
speciesPotamogeton confervoides
Sharp-leaved Pondweed
speciesPotamogeton acutifolius
Potamogeton maackianus
speciesPotamogeton maackianus
Mud Pondweed
speciesPotamogeton suboblongus
Straightleaf Pondweed
speciesPotamogeton strictifolius
Bright-leaved Pondweed
hybridPotamogeton × nitens
Floating Pondweed
speciesPotamogeton tricarinatus
Tennessee Pondweed
speciesPotamogeton tennesseensis
Potamogeton × angustifolius
hybridPotamogeton × angustifolius
Potamogeton oxyphyllus
speciesPotamogeton oxyphyllus
Potamogeton × subsessilis
hybridPotamogeton × subsessilis
floating pondweed
speciesPotamogeton sulcatus
Native Pondweed
speciesPotamogeton linguatus
Potamogeton sarmaticus
speciesPotamogeton sarmaticus
Yenisei River Pondweed
speciesPotamogeton sibiricus
willow-leaved pondweed
hybridPotamogeton × salicifolius
Potamogeton × orientalis
hybridPotamogeton × orientalis
Potamogeton × fluitans
hybridPotamogeton × fluitans
Potamogeton tepperi
speciesPotamogeton tepperi
Potamogeton cristatus
speciesPotamogeton cristatus
Potamogeton australiensis
speciesPotamogeton australiensis
Potamogeton drummondii
speciesPotamogeton drummondii
Potamogeton ferrugineus
speciesPotamogeton ferrugineus
Potamogeton spirilliformis
speciesPotamogeton spirilliformis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Book of Herbs
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1546 · p.558
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.685
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.683
On Medical Materials in Six Books
Dioscorides · 1550 · p.592
De medicinali materia libri sex
Dioscorides · 1552 · p.600
On the Names of Plants
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.760
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.717
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1563 · p.662
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.1309
Discourses on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Dioscorides; Pietro Andrea Mattioli (comm.) · 1568 · p.1378
History of Rare Plants Observed in Pannonia
Carolus Clusius · 1583 · p.720
Herbarium Portatile, Oder Behendes Kräuter- und Gewächs-Buch: Darinn nicht allein 1363. so wol Einheimische als Außländndische Kräuter mit Lateinisch und Deutscher Benennung abgebildet, sondern auch die meisten, so in der Medicin gebräuchlich, kürtzlich erkläret werden
Panckow, Thomas · 1656 · p.61
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 59110.