Potamogetonaceae
Alpine pondweed
Potamogeton alpinus
- Family
- Potamogetonaceae
- Genus
- Potamogeton
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Common names
By language (24)
- arz
- بوتاموجيتون البينوس
- Belarusian
- Урэчнік альпійскі
- Bulgarian
- Алпийски ръждавец
- Catalan
- Potamot des alpes
- Chinese
- 高山眼子菜
- Czech
- Rdest alpský, Rdest červenavý
- Dutch
- Rossig fonteinkruid
- English
- Alpine pondweed, Red pondweed
- Estonian
- Ruske penikeel
- Finnish
- Purovita
- French
- Potamot des alpes, Potamot roux
- German
- Alpen-Laichkraut, Potamot des alpes
- hsb
- Hórska dróstnica
- Icelandic
- Fjallnykra
- Latvian
- Alpu glīvene
- Lithuanian
- Potamot des alpes
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Rusttjønnaks
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Rusttjønnaks
- Polish
- Rdestnica alpejska
- Russian
- Рдест альпийский
- Swedish
- Rostnate, Potamot des alpes
- Tatar
- Альп су кәбестәсе
- Ukrainian
- Рдесник альпійський
- Welsh
- Dyfrllys coch
Synonyms
- Potamogeton lucens var. alpinus (Balb.) Fiori
- Potamogeton obtusus var. alpinus (Balb.) Gaudin
- Potamogeton rufescens f. alpinus (Balb.) Rchb.
- Potamogeton rufescens var. alpinus (Balb.) Mert. & W.D.J.Koch
Flowers
- In flower
- June (from 5 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Алексей Ябс, CC0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Natalia Kazakova, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rob Foster, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: huy HO, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Nolan Exe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rose Zappa, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Марина Садыкова, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Valerii Glazunov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
More in Potamogeton
- Broad-leaved pondweedPotamogeton natansPotamogetonaceae
- Curled pondweedPotamogeton crispusPotamogetonaceae
- Claspingleaf pondweedPotamogeton perfoliatusPotamogetonaceae
- Shining pondweedPotamogeton lucensPotamogetonaceae
- Bog pondweedPotamogeton polygonifoliusPotamogetonaceae
- Long-stalked pondweedPotamogeton praelongusPotamogetonaceae
- Variableleaf pondweedPotamogeton gramineusPotamogetonaceae
- Loddon pondweedPotamogeton nodosusPotamogetonaceae
- Blunt-leaved pondweedPotamogeton obtusifoliusPotamogetonaceae
- Small pondweedPotamogeton pusillusPotamogetonaceae
- Sharp-leaved pondweedPotamogeton acutifoliusPotamogetonaceae
- Small pondweedPotamogeton berchtoldiiPotamogetonaceae
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.