Characteristics
Monocots
Potamogeton floridanus Small
FLORIDA PONDWEED
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A study by Kaplan et al. (2018) indicated that P. floridanus originated via hybridization between P. pulcher and P. oakesianus. Curiously, P. oakesianus is known from northeastern North America and is not found in Florida.
Native
Endemic
Endangered-State
OBL (NWPL)
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Classification
Citation
POTAMOGETON FLORIDANUS Small, Fl. S.E. U.S. 37, 1326. 1903.
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FLORIDA: Santa Rosa Co.: Blackwater River, May 1886, Curtiss s.n. (holotype: NY).
Species Distribution Map
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Specimens and Distribution
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