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Horned Pondweed

Zannichellia

Also called Pondweed

Horned Pondweed
Photo: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 08:57, 22 October 2006 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Potamogetonaceae (Potamogeton family)
Grows as
Aquatic

About

Zannichellia (common name horned pondweed) is a genus of submerged aquatic flowering plant, with threadlike leaves and tiny flowers. It is fully adapted to an aquatic life cycle, including underwater pollination.

There are perhaps five species, including Zannichellia palustris.

Where it grows

The species of this genus are widely distributed and are found growing in temperate and tropical regions around the world. They grow in brackish and salt water.

Other Zannichellia plants

Zannichellia aschersoniana · Thin Leaved Horned Pondweed · Zannichellia palustris subsp. major · Horned pondweed

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

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