Plantae > Tracheophyta > Liliopsida > Alismatales > Potamogetonaceae > Potamogeton > Potamogeton amplifolius

Potamogeton amplifolius (large-leaf pondweed; largeleaf pondweed)

Synonyms: Potamogeton amplifolius f. amphibius; Potamogeton amplifolius f. homophyllus; Potamogeton amplifolius var. ovalifolius; Potamogeton subobtusus; Spirillus amplifolius (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Potamogeton amplifolius, commonly known as largeleaf pondweed or broad-leaved pondweed, is an aquatic plant of North America. It grows in water bodies such as lakes, ponds, and rivers, often in deep water.
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Attributes

Bloom Period [1]  Mid Summer
Drought Tolerance [1]  None
Frost Free Days [1]  4 months
Fruit/Seed Abundance [1]  Medium
Fruit/Seed Begin [1]  Summer
Fruit/Seed End [1]  Fall
Growth Form [1]  Rhizomatous
Growth Period [1]  Summer, Fall
Growth Rate [1]  Rapid
Leaf Type [1]  Deciduous
Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Propagation [1]  Bare Root, Seed, Sprig
Seed Spread Rate [1]  Slow
Seed Vigor [1]  Medium
Shape/Orientation [1]  Prostrate
Structure [2]  Herb
Vegetative Spread Rate [1]  Rapid
Flower Color [1]  Green
Foliage Color [1]  Green
Fruit Color [1]  Orange
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 3 Low Temperature: -40 F° (-40 C°) → -30 F° (-34.4 C°)
Light Preference [1]  Full Sun
Soil Acidity [1]  Neutral
Soil Fertility [1]  Intermediate
Water Use [1]  High
Screening - Summer [1]  Porous
Screening - Winter [1]  Porous

Protected Areas

Predators

Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard)[3]

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
3Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0