Family: Potamogetonaceae
Group: Monocot
Substrate:
Freshwater Aquatic
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: Widespread in North America and scattered in the Greater Antilles (Cuba), Mexico, Central America, South America and the Old World in both temperate and tropical regions.
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status:
Possibly Extirpated or Extinct in the Wild
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Possibly Extirpated
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Native
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Not Cultivated
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Synonyms: Potamogeton pectinata.