Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Potamogeton nodosus Poiret
(Longleaf Pondweed)


Family: Potamogetonaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
None

Potamogeton nodosus grows in still pond water at middle elevation. The leaves are parallel veined and longer than wide. There are floating leaves and few submerged leaves. The leaves are not dimorphic.
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Potamogeton nodosus, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Kelly Kindscher, & Danielle Walkup, Mogollon Mtns., between Bursum Road and Reserve, Aug. 2, 2008



Potamogeton nodosus, fruit and plant out of water, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Kelly Kindscher, & Danielle Walkup, Mogollon Mtns., between Bursum Road and Reserve, Aug. 2, 2008



Potamogeton nodosus, fruit, photo Danielle Walkup, Bill Norris, Kelly Kindscher, & Russ Kleinman, Mogollon Mtns., between Bursum Road and Reserve, Aug. 2, 2008



Potamogeton nodosus, leaf base detail, photo Danielle Walkup, Bill Norris, Kelly Kindscher, & Russ Kleinman, Mogollon Mtns., between Bursum Road and Reserve, Aug. 2, 2008



Potamogeton nodosus, growth habit, photo Danielle Walkup, Bill Norris, Kelly Kindscher, & Russ Kleinman, Mogollon Mtns., between Bursum Road and Reserve, Aug. 2, 2008


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