The Vascular Plants of Iowa

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Group Name:
Angiosperms: Monocotyledons
Family Name:
Potamogetonaceae
Genus:
Potamogeton L. L.
Genus Common Name:
Pondweed
Species:
Potamogeton crispus L.
Species Common Name:
Curly pondweed
Habitat:
Shallow water of lakes; backwaters of Mississippi R.; shallow streams of ne
Abundance and Distribution:
Rare and local, though spreading
Origin:
Not native
Iowa and Its Flora:
More information about plants of Paleozoic Plateau: Cold, Spring-fed Streams
Link to this record:
http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/vpi/DetailsPage.aspx?species_id=SPEd1e16934