Potamogetonaceae
Oakes' pondweed
Potamogeton oakesianus
- Family
- Potamogetonaceae
- Genus
- Potamogeton
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Oakes' pondweed
Synonyms
- Potamogeton purshii Tuck. ex Asch. & Graebn.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
Photos
LeavesPhoto: bobkennedy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Chase Mathey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Doug Suitor, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
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Photo: Quinten Wiegersma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Doug Suitor, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Norma Malinowski, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Clay Gibbons, 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.