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Potamogeton pusillus ssp. tenuissimus
Potamogeton pusillus L. ssp. tenuissimus (Mert. & W.D.J. Koch) Haynes & C.B. Hellquist
Small Pondweed
Potamogetonaceae (Pondweed Family)
Synonym(s): Potamogeton berchtoldii, Potamogeton berchtoldii var. acuminatus, Potamogeton berchtoldii var. colpophilus, Potamogeton berchtoldii var. lacunatus, Potamogeton berchtoldii var. mucronatus, Potamogeton berchtoldii var. polyphyllus, Potamogeton berchtoldii var. tenuissimus, Potamogeton pusillus var. mucronatus, Potamogeton pusillus var. tenuissimus
USDA Symbol: POPUT3
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Breeding System: Flowers Bisexual
Fruit Type: Drupe
Size Notes: Stems up to about 5 feet tall, mostly submersed.
Fruit: Drupaceous.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Green , BrownBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov
Distribution
USA: AK , AL , AR , AZ , CA , CO , CT , DE , FL , GA , IA , ID , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MS , MT , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NM , NV , NY , OH , OK , OR , PA , RI , SC , TN , TX , UT , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV , WYCanada: BC , NB , NS , PE
Growing Conditions
Aquatic: yesNational Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | OBL | OBL | OBL | OBL | OBL | OBL | OBL | OBL |
Web Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 36 - Jepson eFlora (2019) The Jepson Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Potamogeton pusillus ssp. tenuissimus in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Potamogeton pusillus ssp. tenuissimus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Potamogeton pusillus ssp. tenuissimus
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-01-12Research By: TWC Staff