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Photographer: Paul Skawinski
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Family Potamogetonaceae
Potamogeton confervoides Rchb.
alga pondweed, algal-leaved pondweed, algae-like pondweed, Tuckerman's pondweed
Potamogeton: from Greek potamos, "a river," and geiton, "a neighbor," because of the habitat
confervoides: confertus for "dense;" oides for "like"
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| Status: | Threatened |
| Plant: | perennial, submersed aquatic; stems slender, often branched, fan-like; long creeping rhizome |
| Flower: | green-brown, small, stout stalk from main stem, from 2"-10" tall; inflorescence spike |
| Fruit: | 3-ridged, dry seed |
| Leaf: | alternate, entire, 1 veined, fine; no floating leaves |
| Habitat: | quiet, shallow soft water |
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