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OverviewAI-generated
*Potamogeton natans*, commonly known as floating pondweed or broad-leaved pondweed, is a species of herbaceous plant in the family Potamogetonaceae. It belongs to the genus *Potamogeton* and is classified within the order Alismatales. The species is found in freshwater habitats across the temperate and arctic Northern Hemisphere.
Its native range includes regions such as Afghanistan, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Austria, the Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, China, Fujian, Tianjin, and Xinjiang. It has also been introduced to Maryland. The taxon is accepted and has an IUCN conservation status of Least Concern, a designation assigned in 2013. *Potamogeton natans* is also noted for its use as a medicinal plant.
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Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAlismatales
- FamilyPotamogetonaceae
Temperate and arctic N. Hemisphere.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 9,008
- With media
- 7,221
- Family
- Potamogetonaceae
- Collections
- INECOL, CIBNOR, UCSB, CHSC, CAS, NY
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, China
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Subclass of
- herbaceous plant
- Parent taxon
- Potamogeton
- Image
- PotamogetonNatans.jpg
- Has use
- medicinal plant
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- taxon rank
- species
- taxon name
- Potamogeton natans
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- Commons gallery
- Potamogeton natans
- Commons category
- Potamogeton natans
- taxon common name
- 水案板
- taxon range
- Guangdong
- short name
- P. natans
- taxon author citation
- Maxim.
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Encyclopedic overview
Potamogeton natans, commonly known as broad-leaved pondweed, floating pondweed, or floating-leaf pondweed, is an aquatic species in the genus Potamogeton native to quiet or slow-flowing freshwater habitats throughout the Holarctic Kingdom.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Potamogeton natans” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.