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American pondweed

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American pondweed is a common name for several aquatic plants, and may refer to:

  • Elodea canadensis, in the Hydrocharitaceae family, with many small leaves on a submerged stem
  • Potamogeton epihydrus, in the Potamogetonaceae family, and known as "American pondweed" in the British Isles
  • Potamogeton nodosus, in the Potamogetonaceae family, with large floating leaves born on elongated petioles