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  1. Life
  2. Plants
  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Monocots
  5. Aroids, Water Plantains, Seagrass, and Allies
  6. Pondweed Family
  7. Pondweeds
  8. White-stemmed Pondweed

species 750 observations

White-stemmed Pondweed

Potamogeton praelongus

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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21 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Chestnut-marked Pondweed Moth, Obscure Pondweed Moth, Waterlily Leafcutter Moth, Pondside Crambid Moth 5
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Waterlily Aphid, Green-winged Teal, Common Goldeneye, Tufted Duck 16

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Light
Full sun
Water use
High
Soil pH
Alkaline
Plant type
Perennial Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

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