Index / Search / Potamogeton obtusifolius
§1 Plant
Potamogeton obtusifolius Mert. & W.D.J. Koch
vernacular bluntleaf pondweed — species · Potamogetonaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Monocot
- Family
- Potamogetonaceae Bercht. & J. Presl
- Genus
- Potamogeton
Native status, by region
- AK Alaska Native
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
County-level range
· 96 counties across 18 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 96 counties across 18 states/territories.
Alaska view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Idaho view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Maine view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Montana view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Nebraska view state ↗ 1 N ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 6 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 1 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Rhode Island view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Washington view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Wyoming view state ↗ 1 N ▾
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/POOB2 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/5301231 ↗Record version
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