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Tuckerman's pondweed

Potamogeton confervoides

Also called Alga Pondweed, Algae Like Pondweed, Algal Leaved Pondweed

Tuckerman's pondweed
Photo: Nathaniel Lord Britton & Addison Brown, Public domain
Family
Potamogetonaceae (Potamogeton family)
Grows as
Shrub, Aquatic
Native range
E. Canada to NC. & E. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Potamogeton confervoides, common names pondweed, alga-like pondweed, algae-like pondweed, and Tuckerman's pondweed is a species of plant found in North America. It is listed as endangered in Connecticut, as a special concern in Maine, as threatened in Massachusetts, New York (state), Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. It is listed as historical in Rhode Island.

Other Potamogeton plants

Sharp-leaved pondweed · Alpine pondweed · Largeleaf pondweed · Small Pondweed · Red Pondweed · Little aguja pondweed · Fen Pondweed · Grass-wrack pondweed · Curly pondweed · Little-leaf pondweed · Pondweed · Waterthread pondweed

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Potamogeton confervoides by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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