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The Potamogetonaceae, commonly referred to as the pondweed family, is an aquatic family of monocotyledonous flowering plants. The roughly 110 known species are divided over six genera. [2] The largest genus in the family by far is Potamogeton, which contains about 100 species. The family has a sub cosmopolitan distribution, and is considered to ...
Potamogeton L. Potamogeton. First published in Sp. Pl.: 126 (1753) This genus is accepted. The native range of this genus is Cosmopolitan. Taxonomy. Images. General information. Distribution.
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Family: Potamogetonaceae — pondweed family. Species in the Potamogetonaceae are aquatic herbs with leaves that are arranged alternately or opposite each other along the stem; they also have stipules. The leaves in this family may be flaccid and submersed or thicker and floating; a given species may have one or both types of leaves.
"Potamogetonaceae" published on by null. (pondweeds)A cosmopolitan family of aquatic herbs, found mostly in fresh water, that have submerged and translucent or sometimes leathery and floating leaves. The leaves may be narrow and linear, or elliptical.
Nov 11, 2017 · Abstract. Potamogetonaceae, commonly referred to the pondweed family, in the order of Alismatales, is an aquatic family of monocotyledonous flowering plants, consisting of roughly 110 species in around 7 genera, with subcosmopolitan distribution, being considered to be one of the most important angiosperm groups in the aquatic environment ...
Potamogeton perfoliatus ( claspingleaf pondweed, [3] perfoliate pondweed, [4] redhead grass [5]) is a perennial aquatic plant in the family Potamogetonaceae occurring in both standing and flowing freshwater habitats. It is widely distributed globally, occurring in all continents except South America and Antarctica.
