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Potamogeton pulcher Tuck.
spotted pondweed

       
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Line Drawing of Potamogeton pulcher Tuck.
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 76. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Potamogeton pulcher Tuck.

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Distribution:
Potamogeton pulcher Tuck.

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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, CT, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV), CAN (NS, ON)
 

Related Taxa:
Potamogeton pulcher Tuck.

View 2 genera in Potamogetonaceae, 62 species in Potamogeton
 

Classification:
Potamogeton pulcher Tuck.

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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 pulcher Tuck. – spotted pondweed
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Potamogeton pulcher Tuck.

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 protected plant list for that location.

Illinois:
pondweed              Endangered
Indiana:
spotted pondweed              Endangered
Kentucky:
spotted pondweed              Threatened
Maine:
spotted pondweed              Threatened
Michigan:
spotted pondweed              Threatened
New York:
spotted pondweed              Threatened
Ohio:
spotted pondweed              Threatened
Pennsylvania:
spotted pondweed              Endangered
Wisconsin:
spotted pondweed              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Potamogeton pulcher Tuck.

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 NO NO OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Potamogeton pulcher Tuck.

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 taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 39016.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

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

 
 
Time Generated: 10/21/2008 06:45 PM MDT