Potamogeton nodosus Poiret

 
  • Family : POTAMOGETONACEAE
    (PONDWEED FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Potamogetonaceae
  • Species : Potamogeton nodosus
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Potamogeton nodosus Poir.
  • Key identification features : Submerged aquatic herbs with creeping rhizome and stout branchlets with upper or all leaves floating. Leaves are heterophyllous.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : July-September
  • Comments : Often on plains and sometimes clogging up the entire lake.
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Distribution Locality : Kolar district (Karnataka State); Dharmapuri district (Tamil Nadu State); Anantapur district, Srikakulam district, Chittoor district, Kadapa district, Krishna district, Prakasham district, Vijaynagaram district (Andhra Pradesh State); Cuttack district, Ganjam district, Sambalpur district (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : Tropics and Temperate regions of the World
  • Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1996- Flora of Orissa Vol. 4 ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. ; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Potamogeton nodosus. Downloaded on 27 June 2024.

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