Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Alismatales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Potamogeton diversifolius
FAMILY
Potamogetonaceae
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Learn more about Potamogeton from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Potamogeton diversifolius
FAMILY
Potamogetonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 022-01-002:
Potamogeton diversifolius
FAMILY
Potamogetonaceae
INCLUDING
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Potamogeton capillaceus +
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Potamogeton diversifolius
COMMON NAME:
Common Snailseed Pondweed, Waterthread Pondweed
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Keith Bradley kab_p_diversifolius_74909
June Osceola County FL
Floating leaves usually present; submersed leaves flat, linear, non-septate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
COMPARE
aquatic plants
Keith Bradley kab_p_diversifolius_74915
June Osceola County FL
Subsurface leaves are thin, ribbon-like and alternate; stem often forks, per Field Guide to Aquatic Plants of Alabama.
JK Marlow jkm210709_2010
July Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
Fruiting spikes cylindric, 3-20mm long, 3-6mm broad; peduncles to 7cm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
JK Marlow jkm210709_2012
July Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
Surface leaves are oval, about 1 to 2 inches long and opposite, per Field Guide to Aquatic Plants of Alabama.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Potamogeton diversifolius
FAMILY
Potamogetonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Potamogeton diversifolius
FAMILY
Potamogetonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 022-01-002:
Potamogeton diversifolius
FAMILY
Potamogetonaceae
INCLUDING
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Potamogeton capillaceus +
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Potamogeton diversifolius