Calflora Taxon Report
Potamogeton natans  L.
Floating leaved pondweed, Floating pondweed
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2006 Steve Matson
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2006 Steve Matson
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2006 Steve Matson
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2006 Steve Matson
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2006 Steve Matson
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2006 Steve Matson
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2024 Susanne Fork
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2021 asabspade
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2024 sapienshane
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2020 sapienshane
Potamogeton natans is a perennial herb (aquatic) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
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Genus: Potamogeton
Family: Potamogetonaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot
Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Communities: wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
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[gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org] Morphological Variation: Potamogeton natans, like many other species of pondweed, is capable of tremendous morphological variation. In still water its leaf blades are broad and subcordate at the base. ?In flowing or tidal water, the leaf blades become narrower and the bases tapered. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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