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northern pondweed, reddish pondweed

ribbon-leaf pondweed, ribbon-leaved pondweed

Stems

terete; to 200 cm; nodal glands absent.

flattened, 10–90 cm; nodal glands absent.

Leaves

submersed and floating or submersed only.

submersed and floating or submersed only.

Floating leaves

elliptic or oblanceolate to obovate or oblonglinear, 40–70(100) × 10–25(40)mm; reddish green;

base gradually tapering to petiole;

tip obtuse or acute;

veins (7)9–13(15);

petioles 0–12 mm.

narrowly oblanceolate to elliptic, 20–80 × 4–20 mm;

base acute;

tip rounded or bluntly cuspidate;

veins 11–41;

petioles 20–125 mm.

Submersed leaves

sessile, attached to stem nodes, not attached to stipules;

stipules (12)15–25(40)mm;

tip blunt;

blades oblong-linear to linear-lanceolate, 45–180(250) × 5–20 mm;

base rounded to cuneate;

margins entire;

tip obtuse or acute; lacunae in 0–6 rows on each side of midvein;

veins 7–9.

sessile, attached to stem nodes, not attached to stipules;

stipules 10–30 mm;

tip obtuse;

blades linear, 50–220 × 1–10 mm;

margins entire;

tip blunt to acute; lacunae forming a prominent band along the midvein;

veins 3–13.

Inflorescences

emersed;

spikes cylindric, 10–35 mm;

peduncles terminal or axillary; erect, 30– 100(160)mm.

emersed;

spikes cylindric, 8–40 mm;

peduncles axillary; erect, 15–50(160)mm.

Fruits

pedicellate, obovoid; turgid; (2.5)3–3.5 × (1.7)2–2.4 mm, dorsally keeled, laterally keeled or not;

beaks dorsally curved, 0.5–0.9 mm.

sessile; round to obovoid, flattened, dorsally and laterally keeled, 2.5–4.5 × 2–3.6 mm; greenish brown;

beaks erect, 0.5 mm.

Potamogeton alpinus

Potamogeton epihydrus

Distribution
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Discussion

Ponds, lakes, and slow-moving streams. 1200–2200m. BR, BW, Casc. CA, ID, NV, WA; north to British Columbia, east to Greenland; Eurasia. Native.

Potamogeton alpinus is often red when fresh. This species hybridizes with P. nodosus, P. gramineus, and P. praelongus.

Still or flowing waters of lakes, ponds and streams. 0–2000m. All ecoregions except Col. CA, ID, WA; north to AK, east to Newfoundland, southeast to FL; Europe. Native.

Potamogeton epihydrus is distinguished by submersed linear leaves with a prominent band of lacunae along the midvein. This species hybridizes with P. gramineus and P. nodosus.

Source Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 496
Nick Otting, Richard Brainerd, Barbara Wilson
Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 497
Nick Otting, Richard Brainerd, Barbara Wilson
Sibling taxa
P. amplifolius, P. berchtoldii, P. crispus, P. diversifolius, P. epihydrus, P. fibrillosus, P. foliosus, P. gramineus, P. illinoensis, P. natans, P. nodosus, P. praelongus, P. pusillus, P. richardsonii, P. robbinsii, P. zosteriformis
P. alpinus, P. amplifolius, P. berchtoldii, P. crispus, P. diversifolius, P. fibrillosus, P. foliosus, P. gramineus, P. illinoensis, P. natans, P. nodosus, P. praelongus, P. pusillus, P. richardsonii, P. robbinsii, P. zosteriformis
Synonyms Potamogeton alpinus ssp. tenuifolius, Potamogeton alpinus var. subellipticus, Potamogeton alpinus var. tenuifolius Potamogeton epihydrus ssp. nuttallii, Potamogeton epihydrus var. epihydrus, Potamogeton epihydrus var. nuttallii
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