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Potamogeton richardsonii (Richardson pondweed; red-head pondweed; Richardson's pondweed)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Potamogeton richardsonii is a species of aquatic plant known by the common name Richardson's pondweed. It is native to much of northern North America, including all of Canada and the northern and western United States. It grows in water bodies such as ponds, lakes, ditches, and streams. This perennial herb grows a narrow, mostly unbranched stem from a mat of rhizomes in the substrate. It reaches about a meter in maximum length. The leaves are up to 13 centimeters long and about 3 wide with crinkly pointed or rounded tips. The inflorescence is a spike of flowers arising from the water surface on a peduncle.
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Attributes

Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Structure [1]  Herb

Protected Areas

Ecosystems

Predators

Alces alces (moose)[2]
Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard)[3]
Cygnus olor (Mute Swan)[3]

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
2National Geographic Magazine - May 2016 - Yellowstone - The Carnivore Comeback
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.
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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