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Potamogeton strictifolius
Also called Linear Leaved Pondweed, Narrow Leaved Pondweed, Stiff Pondweed, Stiff Leaved Pondweed, Straight Leaf Pondweed, Straight Leaved Pondweed, Straightleaf Pondweed
Narrowleaf pondweed is a submerged aquatic plant that lives in still or slow-moving fresh water in cool northern regions. It is a wild species rather than a common garden plant, and it is rare or protected in several US states.
Potamogeton strictifolius, common names straight-leaved pondweed, pondweed, straight-leaf pondweed, and narrow-leaved pondweed, is a species of plant found in North America. It is listed as endangered in Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, and in New York (state). It is listed as possibly extirpated in Maine, and presumed extirpated in Ohio.
Sharp-leaved pondweed · Alpine pondweed · Largeleaf pondweed · Small Pondweed · Red Pondweed · Little aguja pondweed · Fen Pondweed · Grass-wrack pondweed · Tuckerman's pondweed · Curly pondweed · Little-leaf pondweed · Pondweed
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Potamogeton strictifolius by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
