Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Potamogeton diversifolius is a species of aquatic plant known by the common names waterthread pondweed and diverse-leaved pondweed. It is native to most of the United States, as well as sections of southwestern Canada and northern Mexico, where it grows in water bodies such as ponds, lakes, ditches, and slow-moving streams. This is a perennial herb producing a very narrow, compressed stem branching to a maximum length around 35 centimeters. It has thin, pointed linear leaves a few centimeters long spirally arranged about the thin stem. The inflorescence is a small spike of flowers emerging from the water surface. Inflorescences also grow on submersed sections of the stem; these are smaller and spherical.

Plant type

Perennial herb

Size

3 ft Tall

Form

Upright

Growth rate

Fast

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Color

Red

Flowering season

Spring

Soil description

Adaptable, tolerant of sand, loam and clay.

Plant communities

Wetland-Riparian