Potamogetonaceae
Snailseed pondweed
Potamogeton bicupulatus
- Family
- Potamogetonaceae
- Genus
- Potamogeton
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Snailseed pondweed
Synonyms
- Potamogeton dimorphus Raf.
- Potamogeton diversifolius W.P.C.Barton
- Potamogeton diversifolius var. trichophyllus Morong
- Potamogeton hybridus var. trichophyllus (Morong) Graebn.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: naturalist charlie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: C.B. Hellquist, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lucas Deschamps, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Samuel A Schmid, PhD, PWS, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Quinten Wiegersma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Cherrie Corey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jaime McGuigan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jaime McGuigan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sam Turner, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jaime McGuigan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.