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ribbon-leaf pondweed, ribbon-leaved pondweed

broad-leaved pondweed, large-leaved pondweed

Stems

flattened, 10–90 cm; nodal glands absent.

terete, 6–110 cm; nodal glands absent.

Leaves

submersed and floating or submersed only.

submersed and floating or rarely submersed only.

Floating leaves

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

base acute;

tip rounded or bluntly cuspidate;

veins 11–41;

petioles 20–125 mm.

lanceolate to round elliptic, 43–92 × 25–38 mm, light green;

base rounded to cordate;

tip acute to rounded;

veins 27–49;

petioles 23–226 mm.

Submersed leaves

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.

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

stipules 15–117 mm;

tip acute;

blades ovate to oblanceolate, distinctly falcate, 50–125 × 15– 58 mm;

base rounded to acute;

margins entire and recurved; wavy;

tip acute to round-apiculate;

veins 19–49;

petioles terete, 0.9–11.5 cm.

Inflorescences

emersed;

spikes cylindric, 8–40 mm;

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

emersed;

spikes cylindric, 34–65 mm;

peduncles terminal or axillary; erect, cylindric, 45–223 mm.

Fruits

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

beaks erect, 0.5 mm.

sessile, obovoid; turgid, 5–6.7 × 4.5–5.2 mm; reddish brown, dorsally keeled, laterally ridged;

beaks erect, 0.5–0.8 mm.

Potamogeton epihydrus

Potamogeton amplifolius

Distribution
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Discussion

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.

Lakes, ponds, streams. 0–2100m. BR, BW, Casc, CR, ECas, Est, WV. CA, ID, WA; north to British Columbia, east to Newfoundland. Native.

Potamogeton amplifolius has large submersed leaves that are folded and falcate and have numerous veins. This species hybridizes with P. illinoensis.

Source Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 497
Nick Otting, Richard Brainerd, Barbara Wilson
Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 496
Nick Otting, Richard Brainerd, Barbara Wilson
Sibling taxa
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
P. alpinus, 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
Synonyms Potamogeton epihydrus ssp. nuttallii, Potamogeton epihydrus var. epihydrus, Potamogeton epihydrus var. nuttallii
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