Potamogetonaceae
Waterthread pondweed
Potamogeton diversifolius
- Family
- Potamogetonaceae
- Genus
- Potamogeton
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Waterthread pondweed
Synonyms
- Potamogeton capillaceus Poir.
- Potamogeton capillaceus var. atripes Fernald
- Potamogeton conjungens Hagstr.
- Potamogeton dimorphoides Hagstr.
- Potamogeton diversifolius f. limosus Hagstr.
- Potamogeton diversifolius var. capitatus Engelm.
- Potamogeton diversifolius var. diversifolius
- Potamogeton diversifolius var. multi-denticulatus Morong
- Potamogeton diversifolius var. spicatus Engelm.
- Potamogeton hybridus var. multi-denticulatus (Morong) Graebn.
- Potamogeton hybridus var. spicatus (Engelm.) J.W.Robbins
- Potamogeton porcatus Muhl.
- Potamogeton zetterstedtii Wallman
- Spirillus diversifolius (Raf.) Nieuwl.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- red (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
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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.