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Your search found 3 taxa in the family Potamogetonaceae, Pondweed family, as understood by Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Common Name:
Common Snailseed Pondweed, Waterthread Pondweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Potamogeton diversifolius FAMILY: Potamogetonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Potamogeton diversifolius FAMILY: Potamogetonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Potamogeton diversifolius 022-01-002 FAMILY: Potamogetonaceae
Habitat: Pools, ponds, lakes, streams, rivers
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Curly Pondweed, Curled Pondweed, Curly-leaf Pondweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Potamogeton crispus FAMILY: Potamogetonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Potamogeton crispus FAMILY: Potamogetonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Potamogeton crispus 022-01-003 FAMILY: Potamogetonaceae
Habitat: Ponds, lakes, and streams, often in calcareous waters
Uncommon in NC, rare in GA
Non-native: Europe
Common Name: Spotted Pondweed, Heartleaf Pondweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Potamogeton pulcher FAMILY: Potamogetonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Potamogeton pulcher FAMILY: Potamogetonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Potamogeton pulcher 022-01-010 FAMILY: Potamogetonaceae
Habitat: Ponds, pools, ditches, streams
Common in Carolina Coastal Plain, uncommon in Carolina Piedmont & in GA Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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