Potamogetonaceae
Fries' pondweed
Potamogeton friesii
- Family
- Potamogetonaceae
- Genus
- Potamogeton
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Common names
By language (20)
- arz
- بوتاموجيتون فرايزى
- Belarusian
- Урэчнік Фрыса, Рдзест Фрыса
- Bulgarian
- Фриесов ръждавец
- Chinese
- 弗里斯眼子菜
- Czech
- Rdest hrotitý
- Dutch
- Puntig fonteinkruid
- English
- Fries' pondweed, Flat-stalked pondweed
- Estonian
- Ogaterav penikeel
- Finnish
- Otalehtivita, Otavita
- French
- Potamot de Fries, Potamot à feuilles mucronées
- German
- Stachelspitziges Laichkraut
- hsb
- Wótra dróstnica
- Latvian
- Frīza glīvene
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Broddtjørnaks
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Broddtjønnaks
- Polish
- Rdestnica szczeciolistna
- Russian
- Рдест Фриса
- Swedish
- Uddnate
- Ukrainian
- Рдесник Фріса
- Welsh
- Dyfrllys gwastatgoes
Synonyms
- Potamogeton acutifolius J.Presl & C.Presl
- Potamogeton major Morong
- Potamogeton mucronatus Schrad. ex Sond.
- Potamogeton mucronatus f. acutus G.Fisch.
- Potamogeton mucronatus f. angustifolius (G.Fisch.) Hagstr.
- Potamogeton mucronatus f. latifolius (R.Ruthe ex G.Fisch.) Hagstr.
- Potamogeton mucronatus f. minor Tiselius
- Potamogeton mucronatus f. obtusior G.Fisch.
- Potamogeton mucronatus var. angustifolius G.Fisch.
- Potamogeton mucronatus var. latifolius R.Ruthe ex G.Fisch.
- Potamogeton mucronatus var. major R.Ruthe ex G.Fisch.
- Potamogeton mucronatus var. obtusior (G.Fisch.) Graebn.
- Potamogeton oederi G.Mey.
- Potamogeton pusillus subsp. friesii (Rupr.) Hook.f.
- Potamogeton pusillus subsp. mucronatus (Schrad. ex Sond.) Čelak.
- Potamogeton pusillus var. mucronatus (Schrad. ex Sond.) Hook.f.
- Spirillus friesii (Rupr.) Nieuwl.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 08:06, 17 October 2006, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 08:07, 17 October 2006, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 08:07, 17 October 2006, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- Small pondweedPotamogeton pusillusPotamogetonaceae
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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.