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Potamogeton illinoensis

Shining Pondweed, Illinois Pondweed
Also known as: Potamogeton angustifolium var. connecticutensis A.Benn. +19 more
  • Potamogeton angustifolium var. connecticutensis A.Benn.
  • Potamogeton angustifolius var. connecticutensis (J.W.Robbins) A.Benn.
  • Potamogeton angustifolius var. lucens
  • Potamogeton brasiliensis (A.Benn.) A.Benn.
  • Potamogeton curvatus A.Benn.
  • Potamogeton dunicola Tur
  • Potamogeton elipticus Larrañaga
  • Potamogeton fragillimus Hagstr.
  • Potamogeton illinoensis f. homophyllus Hagstr.
  • Potamogeton illinoensis f. rosulatus Hagstr.
  • Potamogeton linearis Larrañaga
  • Potamogeton lucens subsp. brasiliensis A.Benn.
  • Potamogeton lucens subsp. brasiliensis A.Benn. ex Asch. & Graebn.
  • Potamogeton lucens var. connecticutensis J.W.Robbins
  • Potamogeton lucens var. floridanus A.Benn.
  • Potamogeton macrophylloides Hagstr.
  • Potamogeton pedersenii Tur
  • Potamogeton pulchelliformis Hagstr.
  • Potamogeton zizii var. connecticutensis (J.W.Robbins) Morong
  • Potamogeton zizii var. gracilis A.Benn.
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Potamogetonaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a hydrosubshrub.

Potamogeton illinoensis (commonly known as Shining Pondweed or Illinois Pondweed) is an aquatic plant belonging to the Potamogetonaceae family. Indigenous to North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Shrub
Plant Type
Aquatic Plant

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Eastern Canada, Mexico, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northwestern U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Arkansas, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, British Columbia, California, Chile Central, Chile South, Colombia, Colorado, Connecticut, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, Georgia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Jamaica, Kansas, Kentucky, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Northwest Territories, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Panama, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Puerto Rico, Québec, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Uruguay, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

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