L48 (N), Ak (N), Can (N), Spm (N)PlantaeSpecies

Small Pondweed

Potamogeton pusillus

Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Order

Najadales

Family

Potamogetonaceae

Pondweed family

Genus

Potamogeton

Species

Potamogeton pusillus

Lifecycle & Ecology

Duration

Perennial

Growth Habit

Forb/herb

Bloom Period

Jun,jul,aug,sep

EdibleNo

US Distribution

Found in 49 states

Present

Not Present

Distribution Details

State T&E Status

In (R)

Also Known As

Potamogeton panormitanusPotamogeton pusillus var. minorPotamogeton turioniferPotamogeton denticulatusPotamogeton pusillus var. latifoliusPotamogeton millardiiPotamogeton subtrichodesPotamogeton lateralis f. incompletusPotamogeton compressus var. elongatusPotamogeton pusillus subsp. argentinusPotamogeton pusillus subvar. interruptusPotamogeton badiusPotamogeton pusillus var. elongatusPotamogeton pusillus var. capitatusPotamogeton turionifer var. mucronulatusPotamogeton berteroanusPotamogeton aschersoniiPotamogeton pusillus var. majorPotamogeton aschersonii f. pusilloidesPotamogeton pusillus var. longipedunculatusPotamogeton reichenbachiiPotamogeton turionifer var. tenuisPotamogeton sturrockiiPotamogeton subjavanicusPotamogeton pusilliformisSpirillus pusillusBuccaferrea pusillaPotamogeton exiguusPotamogeton pusillus var. tenuifoliusPotamogeton trinerviusPotamogeton pusillus var. typicusPotamogeton dualisPotamogeton pusillus var. pseudorutilusPotamogeton pusillus var. sphaerocarpusPotamogeton trichoidesPotamogeton caespitosusPotamogeton panormitanus var. majorPotamogeton pusillus var. pusillusPotamogeton lateralis f. subcompletusPotamogeton panormitanus var. minorPotamogeton pusillus var. lacunatusPotamogeton pusillus var. vulgaris

Data Sources

Species data compiled from the USDA PLANTS Database and other open botanical data sources. Images used under Creative Commons or equivalent licenses. Distribution data from USDA state-level records.

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