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Potamogeton pusillus ssp. pusillus
Potamogeton pusillus L. ssp. pusillus
Slender Pondweed, Small Pondweed
Potamogetonaceae (Pondweed family)
Synonym(s): Potamogeton lateralis, Potamogeton panormitanus, Potamogeton panormitanus var. major, Potamogeton panormitanus var. minor, Potamogeton pusillus var. minor, Potamogeton pusillus var. pusillus
USDA Symbol: POPUP5
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Drupe
Size Notes: Submersed stems up to about 5 feet long.
Leaf: Leaves submersed.
Fruit: Drupaceous.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: GreenBloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov
Distribution
USA: AK , AL , AR , AZ , CA , CO , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , IA , ID , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , MT , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NM , NV , NY , OH , OK , OR , PA , RI , SC , SD , TN , TX , UT , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV , WYCanada: AB , BC , MB , NB , NS , NT , ON , PE , QC , SK , YT
Native Habitat: Streams, lakes and marshes.
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Potamogeton pusillus ssp. pusillus in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Potamogeton pusillus ssp. pusillus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Potamogeton pusillus ssp. pusillus
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-02Research By: CBR