Top native pondweed family members
33 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Diverse-leaved Pondweed
Potamogeton diversifolius
caterpillars
6
food
14
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Floating-leaved Pondweed
Potamogeton natans
caterpillars
5
food
19
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Broad-leaved Pondweed
Potamogeton amplifolius
caterpillars
5
food
19
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Small Pondweed
Potamogeton pusillus
caterpillars
5
food
17
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Richardson's Pondweed
Potamogeton richardsonii
caterpillars
5
food
16
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White-stemmed Pondweed
Potamogeton praelongus
caterpillars
5
food
16
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Eel-grass Pondweed
Potamogeton zosteriformis
caterpillars
5
food
14
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Spotted Pondweed
Potamogeton pulcher
caterpillars
5
food
14
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Northern Pondweed
Potamogeton alpinus
caterpillars
4
food
19
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Grass-leaved Pondweed
Potamogeton gramineus
caterpillars
4
food
18
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Perfoliate Pondweed
Potamogeton perfoliatus
caterpillars
4
food
18
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Berchtold's Pondweed
Potamogeton berchtoldii
caterpillars
4
food
18
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Longleaf Pondweed
Potamogeton nodosus
caterpillars
4
food
16
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Shining Pondweed
Potamogeton illinoensis
caterpillars
4
food
16
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Ribbon-leaved Pondweed
Potamogeton epihydrus
caterpillars
4
food
15
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Leafy Pondweed
Potamogeton foliosus
caterpillars
4
food
15
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Robbins' Pondweed
Potamogeton robbinsii
caterpillars
4
food
15
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Bluntleaf Pondweed
Potamogeton obtusifolius
caterpillars
4
food
15
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Spiral Pondweed
Potamogeton spirillus
caterpillars
4
food
14
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Snailseed Pondweed
Potamogeton bicupulatus
caterpillars
4
food
14
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Oakes' Pondweed
Potamogeton oakesianus
caterpillars
4
food
14
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Algae-like Pondweed
Potamogeton confervoides
caterpillars
4
food
14
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Vasey's Pondweed
Potamogeton vaseyi
caterpillars
4
food
13
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Straightleaf Pondweed
Potamogeton strictifolius
caterpillars
4
food
13
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Hill's Pondweed
Potamogeton hillii
caterpillars
4
food
13
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Fries' Pondweed
Potamogeton friesii
caterpillars
3
food
15
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Tennessee Pondweed
Potamogeton tennesseensis
caterpillars
3
food
13
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Fennel-leaf Pondweed
Stuckenia pectinata
food
21
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Slender-leaved Pondweed
Stuckenia filiformis
food
9
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Horned Pondweed
Zannichellia palustris
food
6
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Sheathed Pondweed
Stuckenia vaginata
food
1
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Nevada Pondweed
Stuckenia striata
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Florida Pondweed
Potamogeton floridanus