Aponogetonaceae
Cape pondweed
Aponogeton distachyos
- Family
- Aponogetonaceae
- Genus
- Aponogeton
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Common names
By language (11)
- Afrikaans
- Waterblommetjie
- Arabic
- جارة الماء السنبلية
- arz
- جارة الماء السنبليه
- Chinese
- 長柄水蕹, 长柄水蕹
- Czech
- Kalatka dvouklasá
- Dutch
- Kaapse waterlelie
- English
- Cape pondweed, Alaw de Affrica
- French
- Asperge du Cap
- German
- Zweiährige Wasserähre
- Russian
- Апоногетон двуколосый
- Welsh
- Alaw De Affrica
Synonyms
- Aponogeton distachyos var. lagrangei Andrews
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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Photo: Lamiot, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lamiot, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lamiot, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lamiot, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lamiot, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lamiot, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lamiot, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lamiot, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lamiot, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.