Potamogeton epihydrus var. ramosus (Peck) House | |||
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Family | Potamogetonaceae — APG family: Potamogetonaceae | ||
Synonyms | Potamogeton nuttallii Cham. & Schlecht., Potamogeton epihydrus var. nuttallii (Cham. & Schlecht.) Calder & Taylor, Potamogeton nuttallii var. ramosus Peck | ||
Description | Stem compressed, simple or slightly branched; submerged leaves linear, ribbon like, 2-8 mm broad, 3—-7-nerved, strongly distichous on sterile shoots; floating leave long-petiolated, narrowly oblong, or oblong-lanceolate, rounded at tip, transitiona leaves often present; stipules hyaline, up to 4 cm long; fruits flattened laterally 3-keeled. | ||
Ecology | Lakes and streams. P. epihydrus described from Ohio River, var. ramosus fron Oswegatchie River (northwest New York State). |
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