Species: Potamogeton vaginatus
Sheathed Pondweed
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Monocotyledoneae
Order
Najadales
Family
Potamogetonaceae
Genus
Potamogeton
NatureServe
Classification
Other Global Common Names
Big-sheathed Pondweed - potamot engainé - sheathed pondweed
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Pondweed Family
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Monocotyledoneae - Najadales - Potamogetonaceae - Potamogeton - Recognized in Kartesz (1999) as Stuckenia vaginata.
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
Sheathed pondweed, big-sheath pondweed; Pondweed family (Potamogetonaceae). A perennial, rooted, submersed aquatic plant with long, thin, submersed or floating leaves.
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
1995-06-29
Global Status Last Changed
1988-06-16
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Potamogeton vaginatus occurs primarily in northwestern North America and in Eurasia. In North America, it ranges from Quebec and Ontario west to British Columbia and north to Alaska; and from Canada south to Oregon, Utah, Colorado, and South Dakota.