OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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Most habitat and range descriptions were obtained from Weakley's Flora.

Your search found 3 taxa in the family Potamogetonaceae, Pondweed family, as understood by Weakley's Flora.

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camera icon Common Name: Common Snailseed Pondweed, Waterthread Pondweed

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Potamogeton diversifolius   FAMILY: Potamogetonaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Potamogeton diversifolius   FAMILY: Potamogetonaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Potamogeton diversifolius 022-01-002   FAMILY: Potamogetonaceae

 

Habitat: Pools, ponds, lakes, streams, rivers

Common

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Curly Pondweed, Curled Pondweed, Curly-leaf Pondweed

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Potamogeton crispus   FAMILY: Potamogetonaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Potamogeton crispus   FAMILY: Potamogetonaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Potamogeton crispus 022-01-003   FAMILY: Potamogetonaceae

 

Habitat: Ponds, lakes, and streams, often in calcareous waters

Uncommon in NC, rare in GA

Non-native: Europe

 


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Common Name: Spotted Pondweed, Heartleaf Pondweed

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Potamogeton pulcher   FAMILY: Potamogetonaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Potamogeton pulcher   FAMILY: Potamogetonaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Potamogeton pulcher 022-01-010   FAMILY: Potamogetonaceae

 

Habitat: Ponds, pools, ditches, streams

Common in Carolina Coastal Plain, uncommon in Carolina Piedmont & in GA Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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"Without natural predators to limit their growth, exotic pest plants compete sucessfully with native plant species that have developed a balanced relationship with local predators and pests. They can degrade entire ecosystems by altering natural levels of light, moisture, and soil nutrients, rendering natural areas uninhabitable for native plants as well as animals that depend on native vegetation for food and shelter." — Linda Chafin, Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia