The Vascular Plants of Iowa

An Annotated Checklist and Natural History

University of Iowa Press Digital Editions


Group Name:
Angiosperms: Monocotyledons
Family Name:
Potamogetonaceae
Genus:
Potamogeton L. L.
Genus Common Name:
Pondweed
Species:
Potamogeton richardsonii (A. Benn.) Rydb.
Species Common Name:
Red-head pondweed
Habitat:
Shallow water of lakes & marshes
Abundance and Distribution:
Common in lakes area; rare remainder of northwest and in Paleozoic Plateau
Origin:
Native
Link to this record:
http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/vpi/DetailsPage.aspx?species_id=SPEd1e17014