Common Name:
LEAFY PONDWEED
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Coefficient of Conservatism:
4
Coefficient of Wetness:
-5
Wetness Index:
OBL
Physiognomy:
Nt P-Forb
Shallow to deep water (recorded to 3.7 m) of lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams; sometimes rooted in organic mud of bog lakes.
Some vegetative specimens cannot be reliably distinguished from P. pusillus. Potamogeton pusillus can supposedly be identified vegetatively by the presence of glands on the stem at the base of the leaves, but in our specimens (including good fruiting ones), such glands are usually absent, weak, or obscure.