Potamogetonaceae
Illinois pondweed
Potamogeton illinoensis
- Family
- Potamogetonaceae
- Genus
- Potamogeton
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 圆叶眼子菜
- English
- Illinois pondweed
Synonyms
- Potamogeton angustifolius var. connecticutensis (J.W.Robbins) A.Benn.
- Potamogeton brasiliensis (A.Benn.) A.Benn.
- Potamogeton curvatus A.Benn.
- Potamogeton dunicola Tur
- Potamogeton elipticus Larrañaga
- Potamogeton fragillimus Hagstr.
- Potamogeton illinoensis f. homophyllus Hagstr.
- Potamogeton illinoensis f. rosulatus Hagstr.
- Potamogeton linearis Larrañaga
- Potamogeton lucens subsp. brasiliensis A.Benn.
- Potamogeton lucens var. connecticutensis J.W.Robbins
- Potamogeton lucens var. floridanus A.Benn.
- Potamogeton macrophylloides Hagstr.
- Potamogeton pedersenii Tur
- Potamogeton pulchelliformis Hagstr.
- Potamogeton zizii var. connecticutensis (J.W.Robbins) Morong
- Potamogeton zizii var. gracilis A.Benn.
- Potamogeton zizii var. porrectifolius A.Benn.
- Potamogeton ziziiformis Hagstr.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, 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.