Potamogetonaceae

Pondweed Family

Potamogeton crispus.  CURLED PONDWEED.  Aquatic perennial.  Reported from near Camp Verde, Yavapai County, at ca. 3150 feet [McD].

Potamogeton diversifolius.  WATER-THREAD PONDWEED.  Aquatic perennial.  Found in Coconino County, at 5800-7500 feet [McD].

Potamogeton foliosus ssp. foliosus.  LEAFY PONDWEED.  Aquatic perennial.  Reported from Mohave and Coconino counties [McD]; FNA range map shows it distributed through all but far western Arizona, so should be looked for in additional northern Arizona counties [FNA-22].

Potamogeton gramineus (=Potamogeton gramineus var. maximus).  Aquatic perennial.  Found in Yavapai, Coconino, and Apache counties, 3200 feet or higher [McD].

Potamogeton natans.  FLOATING-LEAF PONDWEED.  Aquatic perennial.  Reported from Coconino and Apache counties, 8500-9000 feet [McD].

Potamogeton nodosus.  LONG-LEAF PONDWEED.  Aquatic perennial.  Found in Yavapai, Coconino, and Navajo counties, 1500-8000 feet [McD].

Potamogeton pusillus.  Aquatic perennial.  Found on San Francisco Mountain in Coconino County, and in the Lukachukai Mountains in Apache County [McD].

Potamogeton pusillus ssp. tenuissimus.  Aquatic perennial.  FNA range map shows a population of this taxa in the center of northern Arizona [FNA-22].

Potamogeton richardsonii.  Aquatic perennial.  Found in Wheatfield Lake in Apache County at ca. 7500 feet [McD].

~Stuckenia filiformis ssp. alpina  THREADLEAF-PONDWEED.  Aquatic perennial.  FNA range map shows this in extreme northern part of the state [FNA-22].

Stuckenia pectinata (=Potamogeton pectinatus).  SAGO-PONDWEED.  Aquatic perennial.  Found in Mohave, Yavapai, Coconino, and Apache counties, ca. 3500-6000 feet [McD].

~Stuckenia striata.  NEVADA-PONDWEED.  Aquatic perennial.  FNA range map shows this in or near the northeast corner of the state [FNA-22].

This page last revised 10 April 2009.