Native Plant Database

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Breeding System: Flowers Bisexual
Size Notes: 1-3
Leaf: Green
Fruit:
Size Class: 1-3 ft.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Green
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: AL , AR , AZ , CA , CO , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , HI , IA , ID , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , MT , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NM , NV , NY , OH , OK , OR , PA , RI , SC , SD , TN , TX , UT , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV , WY
Canada: NB , NS
Native Habitat: Partial to marginal to deepwater aquatic areas. Zones 7 - 11, with an indefinite range.
USDA Native Status: L48(N), HI(N), PR(N), CAN(N)

Growing Conditions

Water Use: High
Light Requirement: Sun , Part Shade
Soil Moisture: Wet
CaCO3 Tolerance: Low
Aquatic: yes
Conditions Comments: Use as oxygenator in water gardens. The variety P. crispus tolerates polluted water better than other oxygenators. Decorative, trailing habit in ponds. Grow in aquatic containers of sandy loam, root in muddy pool bottoms at depth of 6 - 24.

Benefit

Interesting Foliage: yes
Deer Resistant: High

From the National Organizations Directory

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is either on display or available from the following:

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - Austin, TX

Bibliography

Bibref 841 - Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants (2006) Burrell, C. C.

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Potamogeton nodosus in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Potamogeton nodosus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Potamogeton nodosus