Potamogeton alpinus |
Potamogeton amplifolius |
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northern pondweed, reddish pondweed |
broad-leaved pondweed, large-leaved pondweed |
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Habit | Annual, perennial herb, slender, rhizomed; stems greater than 100 cm, branched, branches not many, cylindric. | Aquatic, herbaceous perennials from slender rhizomes, the terete stems up to 4 mm. thick and 1 m. long, simple or sparingly branched above. |
Leaves | Various shades of red; submersed sessile, 2-8 x 1-2 cm, lanceolate to elliptic-oblong, tapered to both ends, entire, tip blunt, veins 7-9; floating 0 or short-petioled, lanceolate, base tapered, veins 7-15; stipules beyond 3 cm, free, membranous, early-deciduous. |
Leaves alternate, the submersed leaves short-petiolate, the upper ones 8-20 cm. long and 2-5 cm. broad, acute at both ends, folded, and sickle-shaped in outline, 25- to 45-nerved; floating leaves with long, stout petioles, the blades leathery, ovate to ovate-elliptic, acute or rounded at the base, 5-10 cm long and 2-4 cm. broad; stipules to 10 cm. long, free of the petiole. |
Flowers | Inflorescence generally < 3 cm, floating to emergent; peduncle stiff. |
Flowers perfect, in densely-flowered spikes on peduncles 7-15 cm. long; perianth of 4 clawed segments, each with an upturned, oval blade; stamens 4, fused with the claws; pistils 4, sessile. |
Fruit(s) | Around 2.5 mm, keels 1 or 3, generally, beaked, sides concave to convex. |
Achenes obliquely ovoid, 4-5 mm. long, with a sharp dorsal keel and 2 lateral keels. |
Potamogeton alpinus |
Potamogeton amplifolius |
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Flowering time | June-August | June-August |
Habitat | Calm water of lakes and slow streams. | Lakes and ponds, tolerant of deep waters. |
Distribution | Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains and northern Great Plains; also in eastern North America.
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Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Atlantic Coast.
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Origin | Native | Native |
Conservation status | Not of concern | Not of concern |
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