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Potamogeton crispus L.
curly pondweed

       
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Photo of Potamogeton crispus L.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Potamogeton crispus L.

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Distribution:
Potamogeton crispus L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, ON, QC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Potamogeton crispus L.

View 2 genera in Potamogetonaceae, 62 species in Potamogeton
 

Classification:
Potamogeton crispus L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Alismatidae
Order Najadales
Family Potamogetonaceae – Pondweed family
Genus Potamogeton L. – pondweed
Species Potamogeton crispus L. – curly pondweed
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Potamogeton crispus L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Alabama:
curlyleaf pondweed              Class C noxious weed
Connecticut:
crispy-leaved pondweed              Invasive, banned
Maine:
curly pondweed              Invasive aquatic plant
Massachusetts:
crisped pondweed, curly pondweed              Prohibited
Vermont:
curly leaf pondweed              Class B noxious weed
Washington:
crisped pondweed, curly pondweed              Class C noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Potamogeton crispus L.

curly pondweed
curly-leaved pondweed

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
Cal-IPC        California Invasive Plant Council. 2006. California Invasive Plant Inventory. Cal-IPC Publication 2006-02 (February 2007). California Invasive Plant Council. Berkeley, California.
SEEPPC        Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1996. Invasive exotic pest plants in Tennessee (19 October 1999). Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. Tennessee.
WI        Hoffman, R. & K. Kearns (eds.). 1997. Wisconsin manual of control recommendations for ecologically invasive plants. Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources. Madison, Wisconsin. 102pp.
 

Introduced Information:
Potamogeton crispus L.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Potamogeton crispus L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Potamogeton crispus L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 39007.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Potamogeton crispus L.

CT-Invasive Plant Species Identification Sheets (USDA NRCS)

Environment Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service: abstract & illustration

Invasive Plant Atlas of New England

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources: identifying exotic aquatic macrophytes (images)

NY-Invasive Plant Council of New York State-Top 20

Swedish Virtual Flora: images & text (in Swedish)

TX-Submerged Plants (TAES)

 
 
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