It is native to eurasia and the americas, where it is widespread and can be found in water bodies such as ponds, lakes, ditches, and streams. The plants database includes the following 68 species of potamogeton. Potamogeton nodosus online atlas of the british and. A field guide to common aquatic plants of pennsylvania. This species is confined to a few calcareous and moderately but not excessively eutrophic rivers in lowland england. Taxonomy, distribution and nomenclature of three confused broadleaved potamogeton species occuring in africa and on surrounding islands botanical journal.
Potamogetonaceae, fresh submerged aquatic herb, collected from a dead river of chuadanga district. Pdf dna barcoding reveals a new record of potamogeton. Download fulltext pdf download fulltext pdf download fulltext pdf download full. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles. Provided by usda nrcs wetland science institute wsi. Pdf an account of the taxonomy of the genuspotamogeton l. A morphological, anatomical and isozyme study of potamogeton. Jepson manual treatment flora of north america photo gallery. The native longleaf pondweed grows first with broad lance shaded underwater leaves and then produce floating elliptic leaves mid season that help shade the water surface and provides cover for fish. Potamogeton nodosus datenblatt bei world checklist of. The floating leaves are glabrous, waxyshiny, elliptic to ovate, stalked, and leathery.
The endangered florida pondweed potamogeton floridanus. Floatingleaf and american pondweeds are creeping rhizomatous perennials with both submerged and floating leaves. Longleaf pondweed potamogeton nodosus, potamogetonaceae was grown at the university of delhi, as described by shabnam et al. Potamogeton nodosus floatingleaf and american pondweed. Pdf mitochondrial electron transport protects floating leaves of. Taxonomy, distribution and nomenclature of three confused broad. Potamogeton nodosus poiret potamogetonaceae loddon pondweed, dyfrllys rhwydog. Investigations were carried to unravel mechanisms for higher tolerance of floating over submerged leaves of long leaf pondweed potamogeton nodosus poir. A taxonomic revision of broadleaved potamogeton species ascribed to the p.
Potamogeton alpinus has leaves which are redtinged and tapering to the stem, rather than longpetiolate, and mature spikes that are 3 cm long or less. Potamogeton nodosus is a species of aquatic plant known by the common names longleaf. Potamogeton nodosus floating leaf pondweed from aquascapes. Differential response of floating and submerged leaves of. Plants profile for potamogeton nodosus longleaf pondweed. Potamogetonaceae in europe are relatively well known. Potamogeton nodosus, a monocot, is a perennial herb aquatic that is native to california, and is also found elsewhere in north america and beyond. Potamogeton nodosus is a species of aquatic plant known by the common names longleaf pondweed and loddon pondweed.