PLANTS Profile for Potamogeton zosteriformis (flatstem pondweed)

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Potamogeton zosteriformis Fernald
flatstem pondweed

Symbol:

POZO

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Potamogetonaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Potamogeton zosteriformis Fernald

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Potamogeton zosteriformis Fernald

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Synonyms:
Potamogeton zosteriformis Fernald

	POCO18	Potamogeton compressus auct. non L.
	POZOZ	Potamogeton zosterifolius Schumach. ssp. zosteriformis (Fernald) Hultén

Distribution:
Potamogeton zosteriformis Fernald


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USA (AK, CA, CT, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, SD, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, QC, SK, YT)

Related Taxa:
Potamogeton zosteriformis Fernald

View 2 genera in Potamogetonaceae, 62 species in Potamogeton

Classification:
Potamogeton zosteriformis Fernald

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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 zosteriformis Fernald – flatstem pondweed

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Potamogeton zosteriformis Fernald

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.

Maryland:
flatstem pondweed		Endangered
New Hampshire:
flatstem pondweed		Threatened
New Jersey:
eel-grass pondweed		Endangered
Pennsylvania:
flat-stem pondweed		Rare

Wetland Indicator Status:
Potamogeton zosteriformis Fernald

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

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Reg. H

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Potamogeton zosteriformis Fernald

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 39055.

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

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

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

Time Generated: 09/25/2008 08:41 AM MDT