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Pondweed (Potamogetonaceae)

Note: The flowers of pondweeds are highly modified into perianth segments, but are rather nondescript.  The seeds, or achenes, are an important food for waterfowl.  The stems and foliage of some species are also eaten by insects, waterfowl and shorebirds, and mammals.  Pondweeds provide excellent habitat for insects and juvenile fishes. (See also floating leaf pondweeds.)

NWI status:
Pondweeds are considered OBL.

   
1. Broad leaf pondweeds (1 cm wide or more)
     2.
Narrow leaf pondweeds (3 mm wide or less, much longer than broad)
                                                                               

Last update: 1/30/04
Comments to : Bruce Hoagland

bhoagland@ou.edu

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