Potamogeton

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Potamogeton in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Potamogeton (from Greek words signifying that these are river plants ). Naiadaceae. Pondweed. Fig. 640, p. 548. A rather large genus (about 100 species) of aquatic plants in temperate and sometimes in tropical regions, a few of which are sometimes grown in aquaria and ponds. Nearly 40 species are native to N. Amer. They are weedy plants, attaching themselves to the bottom in ponds, lake margins and in shallow streams, and holding their small spikes of inconspicuous fls. above the water in midsummer. In many of the species there are two kinds of lvs., the narrow submerged ones and the broad floating ones. The small perfect fls. have 4 greenish perianth-segms., 4 stamens, and usually 4 sessile 1-ovuled ovaries: fr. a nutlet with a coiled or hooked embryo. The potamogetons are very difficult plants for the systematic botanist, and it is not worth while to describe any of the species here. There is none which is generally known in the trade. They are likely to be weeds in lily-ponds. For the American species, see Morong., Mem. Torr. Club 3, No. 2 ,also Pflanzeureich. hft. 31. Three species have come into slight notice in American gardens: P. crispus, Linn., and P. natans, Linn., natives, and P. densus, Linn., European. Easily grown. L. H. B. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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