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Potamogeton ogdenii

Potamogeton floridanus

Ogden's pondweed, potamot d'Ogden

Florida pondweed
Rhizomes

absent.

present.
Cauline stems

compressed-filiform, without spots, to 50 cm;

glands green, golden brown to dark brown, 0.2–0.6 mm diam.

terete, without spots, ca. 50 cm.
Turions

terminal or lateral, uncommon, 3.7–9.9 × 2.6–6 cm, soft to hard;

leaves flattened with outer and inner leaves in same plane;

outer leaves 1–2 per side, base not corrugate, apex apiculate;

inner leaves undifferentiated or rolled into hardened, fusiform structure.

unknown.
Leaves

submersed, ± spirally arranged, sessile, rigid;

stipules persistent, inconspicuous, convolute, free from blade, brown or rarely white, not ligulate, 0.9–2.1 cm, slightly fibrous, partially shredding at tip, apex obtuse;

blade somewhat reddish to olive-green, linear, not arcuate, 1.5–10 cm × 1.2–2.9 mm, base slightly tapering, without basal lobes, not clasping, margins entire, not crispate, apex not hoodlike, cuspidate to bristle-tipped, lacunae present or absent, in 0–3 rows each side of midvein;

veins 3–9(–13).

submersed and floating, ± spirally arranged.
Floating leaves

petioles continuous in color to apex, 4–6.5 cm;

blade adaxially dark brown, elliptic, 4.5–6.6 cm × 7–12 mm;

base acute, apex acute;

veins 7–11.
Submersed leaves

sessile, lax;

stipules persistent, inconspicuous, convolute, free from blade, whitish, not ligulate, 2.5–4 cm, delicately fibrous, eventually shredding, apex acute;

blade dark green to olive-green, narrowly linear, not arcuate, 15–20 cm × 0.7 mm, base attenuate, not clasping, not lobed, margins entire, not crispate, apex not hoodlike, acute, lacunae absent;

veins 1.
Inflorescences

unbranched, emersed;

peduncles not dimorphic, terminal or occasionally axillary, erect or rarely recurved, slightly clavate, 1–3 cm;

spikes not dimorphic, cylindric, 5–11 mm.

unknown.
Fruits

sessile, dark green, orbicular, turgid, abaxial keel obscure, lateral keels obscure or absent, 2.5–3 × 2.2–3 mm, lateral keels if present without points;

beak erect, 0.5 mm;

sides without basal tubercles;

embryo with 1 full spiral.

unknown.
Chromosome number

unknownnot available.

Potamogeton ogdenii

Potamogeton floridanus
Phenology Flowering mid summer–fall. Flowering and fruiting unknown.
Habitat Alkaline waters of ponds and lakes Shallow waters of flowing streams
Elevation 100–300 m (300–1000 ft) 0–10 m (0–0 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CT; MA; NY; VT; ON
from FNA
FL
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

Potamogeton ogdenii is an extremely local species, probably known from fewer than a dozen localities. The species is herein reported for the first time from Canada, being known from that country by a single collection made in 1987.

Of conservation concern.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Potamogeton floridanus is an extremely localized species of the panhandle of Florida. No one has treated the species recently (E. C. Ogden 1943; R. R. Haynes 1978). Four populations of the taxon were reported from Santa Rosa County, Florida (G. S. Wilhelm and R. H. Mohlenbrock 1986). Those populations clearly match the protologue and the original collections. One population has recently been found fertile (J. R. Burckhalter, pers. comm.), but we have not examined the specimens. Because the taxon persists and has a vegetative morphology unlike any other pondweed, we believe it must be recognized. Until a better understanding of the taxon is developed, we prefer to recognize it at the specific level.

Of conservation concern.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 22. FNA vol. 22.
Parent taxa Potamogetonaceae > Potamogeton Potamogetonaceae > Potamogeton
Sibling taxa
P. alpinus, P. amplifolius, P. bicupulatus, P. clystocarpus, P. confervoides, P. crispus, P. diversifolius, P. epihydrus, P. floridanus, P. foliosus, P. friesii, P. gramineus, P. groenlandicus, P. hillii, P. illinoensis, P. natans, P. nodosus, P. oakesianus, P. oblongus, P. obtusifolius, P. perfoliatus, P. praelongus, P. pulcher, P. pusillus, P. richardsonii, P. robbinsii, P. spirillus, P. strictifolius, P. subsibiricus, P. tennesseensis, P. vaseyi, P. zosteriformis
P. alpinus, P. amplifolius, P. bicupulatus, P. clystocarpus, P. confervoides, P. crispus, P. diversifolius, P. epihydrus, P. foliosus, P. friesii, P. gramineus, P. groenlandicus, P. hillii, P. illinoensis, P. natans, P. nodosus, P. oakesianus, P. oblongus, P. obtusifolius, P. ogdenii, P. perfoliatus, P. praelongus, P. pulcher, P. pusillus, P. richardsonii, P. robbinsii, P. spirillus, P. strictifolius, P. subsibiricus, P. tennesseensis, P. vaseyi, P. zosteriformis
Name authority Hellquist & R. L. Hilton: Systematic Botany 8: 88, figs. 1–3, plates 1–2, figs. 1–3. (1983) Small: Flora of the Southeastern United States 37, 1326. (1903)
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