Status: Native
Synonyms:
Potamogeton foliosus Rafinesque var. genuinus Fernald
Potamogeton foliosus Rafinesque var. macellus Fernald
Potamogeton foliosus var. foliosus is a totally submerged pondweed with one type of leaf. The leaf is linear and alternate. The most obvious characteristic though is the fruit, which has a wavy or bumpy keel and a marked beak. Potamogeton foliosus var. foliosus is found in slowly moving water in ponds at lower elevation.
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Potamogeton foliosus var. foliosus, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Sycamore Creek near Cliff, October 22, 2009
Potamogeton foliosus var. foliosus, closeup, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Sycamore Creek near Cliff, October 22, 2009
Potamogeton foliosus var. foliosus, closeup of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Sycamore Creek near Cliff, October 22, 2009
Potamogeton foliosus var. foliosus, macro of leaf base, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Sycamore Creek near Cliff, October 22, 2009
Potamogeton foliosus var. foliosus, macro of leaf apex, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Sycamore Creek near Cliff, October 22, 2009
Potamogeton foliosus var. foliosus, macro of stipule, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Sycamore Creek near Cliff, October 22, 2009
Potamogeton foliosus var. foliosus, macro of fruit with wavy keel, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Sycamore Creek near Cliff, October 22, 2009
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