Potamogeton pulcher

Classification	Monocots
Family	Potamogetonaceae
Family (Traditional)	Potamogetonaceae
Genus	Potamogeton
Species:	Potamogeton pulcher Tuck.
Common Name	Spotted Pondweed
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Aquatic; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: floating; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Arrangement: submerged; Leaf Arrangement: subopposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Type: grass-like; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon); Base Flower Color: Green; Carpel Number/Pistil: 1; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Achene; Fruit Type: Drupe; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: spike; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: No; Petal Number: 0; Pistil Complexity: Simple; Pistil Number: 4; Placentation Type: Basal; Placentation Type: Marginal; Sepal Fusion: No; Sepal Number: 4; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 4; Tepal Fusion: No; Tepal Number: 0
C value	8
Status	Native; AGCP (OBL), EMP (OBL) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S1S2] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Clinton (KY), Edmonson (KY), Hart (KY), Woodford (KY), Bledsoe (TN), Campbell (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Fentress (TN), Gibson (TN), Grundy (TN), Jackson (TN), Morgan (TN), Polk (TN), Scott (TN), Union (TN), Warren (TN), White (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, HTTU, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1980 - 2001

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100148764	Clinton	Kentucky		Mark A. Gorton	EKY Potamogeton pulcher
TENN-V-0013177	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Potamogeton pulcher
TENN-V-0013176	Morgan	Tennessee			TENN Potamogeton pulcher
TENN-V-0013169	Campbell	Tennessee			TENN Potamogeton pulcher
TENN-V-0013180	Warren	Tennessee			TENN Potamogeton pulcher
31234100148822	Cumberland	Tennessee	20 Sep 1980	Henry R. DeSelm	EKY Potamogeton pulcher
UCHT001474	Cumberland	Tennessee	03 Aug 1988	R. Kral 74777	UCHT Potamogeton pulcher
UCHT001475	Cumberland	Tennessee			UCHT Potamogeton pulcher
APSC0084534	Hart	Kentucky			APSC Potamogeton pulcher
APSC0093236	Edmonson	Kentucky			APSC Potamogeton pulcher
31234100148814	Coffee	Tennessee	01 Jun 1992	Henry R. DeSelm	EKY Potamogeton pulcher
TENN-V-0013181	White	Tennessee			TENN Potamogeton pulcher
TENN-V-0013178	Scott	Tennessee			TENN Potamogeton pulcher
31234100148806	Coffee	Tennessee	01 Jun 2001	Dwayne Estes 2398	EKY Potamogeton pulcher
TENN-V-0013170	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Potamogeton pulcher
TENN-V-0013168	Bledsoe	Tennessee			TENN Potamogeton pulcher
TENN-V-0013173	Gibson	Tennessee			TENN Potamogeton pulcher
APSC0110218	Edmonson	Kentucky			APSC Potamogeton pulcher
APSC0116802	Clinton	Kentucky			APSC Potamogeton pulcher
APSC0031616	Jackson	Tennessee			APSC Potamogeton pulcher
31234100148798	Woodford	Kentucky		Mary Wharton	EKY Potamogeton pulcher
TENN-V-0013175	Grundy	Tennessee			TENN Potamogeton pulcher
TENN-V-0013172	Fentress	Tennessee			TENN Potamogeton pulcher
TENN-V-0013174	Grundy	Tennessee			TENN Potamogeton pulcher
HTTU022443		Tennessee			HTTU Potamogeton pulcher
TENN-V-0013179	Union	Tennessee			TENN Potamogeton pulcher
TENN-V-0012947	Cumberland	Tennessee			TENN Potamogeton pulcher
TENN-V-0013171	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Potamogeton pulcher

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Potamogeton pulcher

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