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Potamogeton richardsonii (Benn.) Rydb.
Richardson's pondweed

       
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Photo of Potamogeton richardsonii (Benn.) Rydb.
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 richardsonii (Benn.) Rydb.

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Synonyms:
Potamogeton richardsonii (Benn.) Rydb.

  POPER5 Potamogeton perfoliatus L. ssp. richardsonii (Benn.) Hultén
  POPER4 Potamogeton perfoliatus L. var. richardsonii Benn.
 

Distribution:
Potamogeton richardsonii (Benn.) Rydb.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, IA, ID, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, QC, SK, YT)
 

Related Taxa:
Potamogeton richardsonii (Benn.) Rydb.

View 2 genera in Potamogetonaceae, 63 species in Potamogeton
 

Classification:
Potamogeton richardsonii (Benn.) Rydb.

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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 richardsonii (Benn.) Rydb. – Richardson's pondweed
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Potamogeton richardsonii (Benn.) Rydb.

This plant is 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.

Indiana:
redheadgrass              Threatened
Maryland:
redheadgrass              Endangered, Extirpated
Pennsylvania:
red-head pondweed              Threatened
 

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Potamogeton richardsonii (Benn.) Rydb.

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 OBL OBL NO OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Potamogeton richardsonii (Benn.) Rydb.

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

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 504558.

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 Washington Burke Museum.

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

 
 
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