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Potamogeton pusillus L.
small pondweed

       
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Photo of Potamogeton pusillus L.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Potamogeton pusillus L.

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Distribution:
Potamogeton pusillus L.

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USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT)
 

Related Taxa:
Potamogeton pusillus L.

View 2 genera in Potamogetonaceae, 62 species in Potamogeton or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Potamogeton pusillus L. ssp. gemmiparus (J.W. Robbins) Haynes & C.B. Hellquist. . Image Available.
Potamogeton pusillus ssp. gemmiparus
small pondweed
Distribution of Potamogeton pusillus L. ssp. pusillus. . Image Available.
Potamogeton pusillus ssp. pusillus
small pondweed
Distribution of Potamogeton pusillus L. ssp. tenuissimus (Mert. & W.D.J. Koch) Haynes & C.B. Hellquist. .
Potamogeton pusillus ssp. tenuissimus
small pondweed
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Potamogeton pusillus L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Alismatidae
Order Najadales
Family Potamogetonaceae – Pondweed family
Genus Potamogeton L. – pondweed
Species Potamogeton pusillus L. – small pondweed
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Potamogeton pusillus L.

This plant and the related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
Potamogeton pusillus var. gemmiparus [=POPUG4]
capillary pondweed              Special Concern
Indiana:
slender pondweed              Rare
New Hampshire:
Potamogeton pusillus var. gemmiparus [=POPUG4]
budding pondweed              Threatened
Rhode Island:
Potamogeton pusillus var. gemmiparus [=POPUG4]
slender pondweed              Special Concern
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Potamogeton pusillus L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL NO NO

Potamogeton lateralis [=POPUP5]:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL NO OBL NO NO NO NO NI NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Potamogeton pusillus L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 39017.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
Time Generated: 11/23/2009 06:16 PM MST