Potamogeton alpinus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Potamogeton alpinus Balb.

Alpine pondweed

2016 Robert L. Carr

2021 Dana York

Potamogeton alpinus is a perennial herb (aquatic) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~16 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Photos on Calflora


Genus:	Potamogeton
Family:	Potamogetonaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Communities: wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF + PLANTS	Potamogeton alpinus ssp. tenuifolius
JEF + PLANTS	Potamogeton alpinus var. subellipticus
JEF + PLANTS	Potamogeton alpinus var. tenuifolius

Information about Potamogeton alpinus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (POAL8) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
[Wikipedia] Taxonomy: Potamogeton alpinus was described by the Italian botanist Giovanni Balbis in 1804. The species name means 'alpine'. (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).