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Photographer: Robert W. Freckmann
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Family Potamogetonaceae
Potamogeton foliosus Raf. subsp. foliosus
leafy pondweed
Potamogeton: from Greek potamos, "a river," and geiton, "a neighbor," because of the habitat
foliosus: leafy
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | perennial, submersed aquatic; stems freely branching; slender rhizomes |
| Flower: | green-brown, small, short stalk from axils of upper leaves; inflorescence spike in tight cluster |
| Fruit: | flattened, dry seed with a wavy side ridge and a short beak |
| Leaf: | alternate, entire, with prominent midvein; submersed linear, 3-5 veins; stipules free from leaves; no floating leaves |
| Habitat: | shallow to >4' deep water; in soft sediment soil |
| Notes: | can grow in eutrophic water |
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