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genus Potamogeton - a large genus of aquatic herbs found in quiet waters in temperate regions; leaves usually float on the water

Potamogeton

liliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed

family Potamogetonaceae, pondweed family, Potamogetonaceae - plants that grow in ponds and slow streams; sometimes includes family Zosteraceae

curled leaf pondweed, curly pondweed, Potamogeton crispus - European herb naturalized in the eastern United States and California

Potamogeton gramineous, variously-leaved pondweed - of Europe (except the Mediterranean area) and the northern United States

loddon pondweed, Potamogeton americanus, Potamogeton nodosus - pondweed with floating leaves; of northern United States and Europe

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The pondweed genus Potamogeton (Potamogetonaceae) has been known for its ability to hybridize extensively and prevalence of cryptic species.

Aquatic Plant Genomics: Advances, Applications, and Prospects

This genus was proposed by Borner (1912) for distinguishing it from the genus Potamogeton. According to Kaplan (2002), Stuckenia species show a wide range of morphological plasticity, being that the most constant feature is the structure of leaf sheaths (Kaplan, 2008).

First record of the macrophyte Stuckenia filiformis (Persoon) Borner, 1912 (Potamogetonaceae) in Brazil

Comments: Other macroscopic subfossil records of the genus Potamogeton from Indiana include Prairie Creek Site, Daviess County (Whitehead & Jackson, n.d.); Blueberry Bog and Bristol Fen, Elkhart County (Swinehart 1995; Swinehart & Parker 2000); Christensen Mastodont Site, Hancock County (Whitehead et al.

Palaeoecology of a Northeast Indiana Wetland harboring remains of the pleistocene giant beaver (Castoroides ohioenis)

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