Index / Search / Potamogeton foliosus
§1 Plant
Potamogeton foliosus Raf.
vernacular leafy pondweed — species · Potamogetonaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Monocot
- Family
- Potamogetonaceae Bercht. & J. Presl
- Genus
- Potamogeton
§2a
Native status, by region
- AK Alaska Native
- CAN Canada Native
- HI Hawaii Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
- PR Puerto Rico Native
- VI U.S. Virgin Islands Native
§2b
County-level range
· 830 counties across 41 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 830 counties across 41 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Alaska view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Colorado view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 2 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 89 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Bond 17005
- Boone 17007
- Brown 17009
- Bureau 17011
- Calhoun 17013
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clark 17023
- Clinton 17027
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- Cumberland 17035
- De Witt 17039
- DeKalb 17037
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Edgar 17045
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Ford 17053
- Franklin 17055
- Fulton 17057
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hancock 17067
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jasper 17079
- Jefferson 17081
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lawrence 17101
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marion 17121
- Marshall 17123
- Mason 17125
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Mercer 17131
- Monroe 17133
- Montgomery 17135
- Morgan 17137
- Moultrie 17139
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Rock Island 17161
- Saline 17165
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Stark 17175
- Stephenson 17177
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Washington 17189
- Whiteside 17195
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
Indiana view state ↗ 35 N ▾
- Allen 18003
- Boone 18011
- Clark 18019
- Crawford 18025
- Fountain 18045
- Gibson 18051
- Grant 18053
- Hamilton 18057
- Hancock 18059
- Jasper 18073
- Jay 18075
- Jefferson 18077
- Knox 18083
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lagrange 18087
- Lake 18089
- LaPorte 18091
- Lawrence 18093
- Madison 18095
- Marshall 18099
- Montgomery 18107
- Newton 18111
- Noble 18113
- Porter 18127
- Pulaski 18131
- Putnam 18133
- Randolph 18135
- Starke 18149
- Steuben 18151
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Wabash 18169
- Warren 18171
- Wells 18179
- White 18181
- Whitley 18183
Iowa view state ↗ 17 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 47 N ▾
- Anderson 20003
- Atchison 20005
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Brown 20013
- Chase 20017
- Cherokee 20021
- Clay 20027
- Cloud 20029
- Crawford 20037
- Decatur 20039
- Douglas 20045
- Ellis 20051
- Geary 20061
- Gove 20063
- Harper 20077
- Hodgeman 20083
- Jackson 20085
- Jefferson 20087
- Jewell 20089
- Johnson 20091
- Kingman 20095
- Labette 20099
- Leavenworth 20103
- Lincoln 20105
- Linn 20107
- Logan 20109
- Lyon 20111
- McPherson 20113
- Nemaha 20131
- Ness 20135
- Osage 20139
- Osborne 20141
- Ottawa 20143
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Republic 20157
- Rice 20159
- Riley 20161
- Rooks 20163
- Saline 20169
- Scott 20171
- Sedgwick 20173
- Shawnee 20177
- Sheridan 20179
- Trego 20195
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Wyandotte 20209
Kentucky view state ↗ 35 N ▾
- Anderson 21005
- Barren 21009
- Bath 21011
- Bell 21013
- Boone 21015
- Breckinridge 21027
- Bullitt 21029
- Campbell 21037
- Carlisle 21039
- Casey 21045
- Clark 21049
- Fayette 21067
- Fleming 21069
- Franklin 21073
- Grant 21081
- Hardin 21093
- Hart 21099
- Hopkins 21107
- Jackson 21109
- Jefferson 21111
- Kenton 21117
- Lincoln 21137
- Lyon 21143
- Madison 21151
- Meade 21163
- Mercer 21167
- Montgomery 21173
- Oldham 21185
- Pendleton 21191
- Powell 21197
- Scott 21209
- Shelby 21211
- Trigg 21221
- Webster 21233
- Woodford 21239
Louisiana view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Maine view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Maryland view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 56 N ▾
- Alcona 26001
- Allegan 26005
- Arenac 26011
- Barry 26015
- Benzie 26019
- Calhoun 26025
- Cass 26027
- Charlevoix 26029
- Cheboygan 26031
- Chippewa 26033
- Clare 26035
- Delta 26041
- Dickinson 26043
- Emmet 26047
- Genesee 26049
- Gladwin 26051
- Gogebic 26053
- Grand Traverse 26055
- Gratiot 26057
- Houghton 26061
- Ingham 26065
- Ionia 26067
- Iron 26071
- Isabella 26073
- Jackson 26075
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kent 26081
- Keweenaw 26083
- Lapeer 26087
- Leelanau 26089
- Lenawee 26091
- Livingston 26093
- Mackinac 26097
- Macomb 26099
- Manistee 26101
- Marquette 26103
- Menominee 26109
- Midland 26111
- Monroe 26115
- Montcalm 26117
- Montmorency 26119
- Newaygo 26123
- Oakland 26125
- Ogemaw 26129
- Ontonagon 26131
- Oscoda 26135
- Otsego 26137
- Ottawa 26139
- Presque Isle 26141
- Schoolcraft 26153
- Shiawassee 26155
- St. Clair 26147
- St. Joseph 26149
- Van Buren 26159
- Washtenaw 26161
- Wayne 26163
Minnesota view state ↗ 48 N ▾
- Aitkin 27001
- Anoka 27003
- Beltrami 27007
- Big Stone 27011
- Cass 27021
- Chippewa 27023
- Clay 27027
- Clearwater 27029
- Cook 27031
- Crow Wing 27035
- Douglas 27041
- Freeborn 27047
- Goodhue 27049
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Hubbard 27057
- Isanti 27059
- Itasca 27061
- Jackson 27063
- Kanabec 27065
- Kandiyohi 27067
- Kittson 27069
- Koochiching 27071
- Lac qui Parle 27073
- Lake 27075
- Lake of the Woods 27077
- Le Sueur 27079
- Lyon 27083
- Martin 27091
- Mille Lacs 27095
- Morrison 27097
- Mower 27099
- Murray 27101
- Norman 27107
- Otter Tail 27111
- Pine 27115
- Pipestone 27117
- Pope 27121
- Rock 27133
- St. Louis 27137
- Stearns 27145
- Steele 27147
- Todd 27153
- Wadena 27159
- Washington 27163
- Winona 27169
- Wright 27171
- Yellow Medicine 27173
Missouri view state ↗ 50 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Benton 29015
- Boone 29019
- Butler 29023
- Callaway 29027
- Carroll 29033
- Christian 29043
- Crawford 29055
- Dallas 29059
- Dent 29065
- Douglas 29067
- Howell 29091
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Johnson 29101
- Laclede 29105
- Lawrence 29109
- Linn 29115
- Macon 29121
- Madison 29123
- McDonald 29119
- Miller 29131
- Monroe 29137
- Morgan 29141
- Newton 29145
- Oregon 29149
- Ozark 29153
- Pettis 29159
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Polk 29167
- Pulaski 29169
- Randolph 29175
- Reynolds 29179
- Ripley 29181
- Shannon 29203
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stone 29209
- Texas 29215
- Washington 29221
- Wayne 29223
- Wright 29229
Montana view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Nebraska view state ↗ 25 N ▾
- Antelope 31003
- Brown 31017
- Buffalo 31019
- Cherry 31031
- Clay 31035
- Cuming 31039
- Dawes 31045
- Dawson 31047
- Dodge 31053
- Douglas 31055
- Garden 31069
- Grant 31075
- Hall 31079
- Holt 31089
- Johnson 31097
- Keith 31101
- Kimball 31105
- Lancaster 31109
- Lincoln 31111
- Nemaha 31127
- Rock 31149
- Sarpy 31153
- Sioux 31165
- Thomas 31171
- Wheeler 31183
New Hampshire view state ↗ 1 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 11 N ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 10 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 46 N ▾
- Albany 36001
- Allegany 36003
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Cayuga 36011
- Chautauqua 36013
- Chemung 36015
- Chenango 36017
- Clinton 36019
- Columbia 36021
- Cortland 36023
- Delaware 36025
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Essex 36031
- Franklin 36033
- Genesee 36037
- Herkimer 36043
- Jefferson 36045
- Kings 36047
- Madison 36053
- Nassau 36059
- Niagara 36063
- Oneida 36065
- Onondaga 36067
- Orange 36071
- Orleans 36073
- Oswego 36075
- Otsego 36077
- Putnam 36079
- Queens 36081
- Richmond 36085
- Rockland 36087
- Schenectady 36093
- Schuyler 36097
- Seneca 36099
- St. Lawrence 36089
- Suffolk 36103
- Sullivan 36105
- Tioga 36107
- Tompkins 36109
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Washington 36115
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
- Yates 36123
North Carolina view state ↗ 3 N ▾
North Dakota view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 36 N ▾
- Allen 39003
- Ashtabula 39007
- Athens 39009
- Auglaize 39011
- Champaign 39021
- Clinton 39027
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Erie 39043
- Fairfield 39045
- Fayette 39047
- Franklin 39049
- Guernsey 39059
- Hamilton 39061
- Jackson 39079
- Lake 39085
- Lawrence 39087
- Licking 39089
- Logan 39091
- Lorain 39093
- Lucas 39095
- Medina 39103
- Miami 39109
- Montgomery 39113
- Ottawa 39123
- Pickaway 39129
- Pike 39131
- Portage 39133
- Preble 39135
- Sandusky 39143
- Scioto 39145
- Seneca 39147
- Shelby 39149
- Summit 39153
- Trumbull 39155
- Wayne 39169
- Williams 39171
Oklahoma view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 36 N ▾
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clinton 42035
- Crawford 42039
- Cumberland 42041
- Delaware 42045
- Erie 42049
- Fayette 42051
- Forest 42053
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Huntingdon 42061
- Juniata 42067
- Lancaster 42071
- Lawrence 42073
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Lycoming 42081
- McKean 42083
- Mercer 42085
- Mifflin 42087
- Northampton 42095
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Snyder 42109
- Somerset 42111
- Tioga 42117
- Union 42119
- Venango 42121
- Warren 42123
- Wayne 42127
- Westmoreland 42129
Rhode Island view state ↗ 1 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 1 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 28 N ▾
- Aurora 46003
- Bon Homme 46009
- Brown 46013
- Butte 46019
- Clay 46027
- Codington 46029
- Day 46037
- Deuel 46039
- Dewey 46041
- Douglas 46043
- Faulk 46049
- Grant 46051
- Gregory 46053
- Lawrence 46081
- Lincoln 46083
- Marshall 46091
- McCook 46087
- McPherson 46089
- Meade 46093
- Mellette 46095
- Miner 46097
- Pennington 46103
- Roberts 46109
- Spink 46115
- Todd 46121
- Turner 46125
- Union 46127
- Walworth 46129
Tennessee view state ↗ 22 N ▾
- Bedford 47003
- Bradley 47011
- Coffee 47031
- Cumberland 47035
- Franklin 47051
- Grundy 47061
- Hawkins 47073
- Jackson 47087
- Lake 47095
- Lauderdale 47097
- Lewis 47101
- Loudon 47105
- Madison 47113
- Marion 47115
- Marshall 47117
- Maury 47119
- Montgomery 47125
- Obion 47131
- Roane 47145
- Rutherford 47149
- Stewart 47161
- Sullivan 47163
Texas view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 20 N ▾
West Virginia view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 57 N ▾
- Adams 55001
- Barron 55005
- Bayfield 55007
- Brown 55009
- Buffalo 55011
- Calumet 55015
- Chippewa 55017
- Columbia 55021
- Crawford 55023
- Dane 55025
- Dodge 55027
- Door 55029
- Douglas 55031
- Eau Claire 55035
- Fond du Lac 55039
- Grant 55043
- Green Lake 55047
- Iowa 55049
- Iron 55051
- Jackson 55053
- Jefferson 55055
- Kenosha 55059
- La Crosse 55063
- Lafayette 55065
- Langlade 55067
- Lincoln 55069
- Manitowoc 55071
- Marathon 55073
- Marinette 55075
- Marquette 55077
- Menominee 55078
- Milwaukee 55079
- Monroe 55081
- Oconto 55083
- Oneida 55085
- Outagamie 55087
- Pierce 55093
- Portage 55097
- Racine 55101
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Rusk 55107
- Sauk 55111
- Sawyer 55113
- Shawano 55115
- Sheboygan 55117
- St. Croix 55109
- Taylor 55119
- Trempealeau 55121
- Vernon 55123
- Vilas 55125
- Walworth 55127
- Washburn 55129
- Waukesha 55133
- Waupaca 55135
- Waushara 55137
- Winnebago 55139
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/POFO3 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/5301191 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
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