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Potamogeton crispus

Curly Pondweed

G5Secure Found in 24 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.145742

Element CodePMPOT03060

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

IUCNLeast concern

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderNajadales

FamilyPotamogetonaceae

GenusPotamogeton

Other Common Names

Curly-leaved Pondweed (EN) curly pondweed (EN) Potamot crépu (FR)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Review Date1984-06-25

Change Date1984-06-25

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	SNA	No
Ontario	SNA	No
New Brunswick	SNA	No
Alberta	SNA	No
Saskatchewan	SNA	No
Quebec	SNA	No

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
California	SNA	No
Washington	SNA	No
New Hampshire	SNA	No
Florida	SNA	No
North Dakota	SNA	No
Kansas	SNA	No
Alabama	SNA	No
Maryland	SNA	No
North Carolina	SNA	No
Delaware	SNA	No
Minnesota	SNA	No
South Dakota	SNA	No
Oregon	SNA	No
New Mexico	SNA	No
Wisconsin	SNA	No
Missouri	SNA	No
Oklahoma	SNA	No
Virginia	SNA	No
Ohio	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
Arizona	SNA	No
Tennessee	SNA	No
Iowa	SNA	No
District of Columbia	SNA	No
Nebraska	SNA	No
Texas	SNA	No
Vermont	SNA	No
Utah	SNA	No
Kentucky	SNA	No
Georgia	SNA	No
Indiana	SNA	No
New Jersey	SNA	No
Colorado	SNA	No
Arkansas	SNA	No
West Virginia	SNA	No
Louisiana	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
Wyoming	SNA	No
Connecticut	SNA	No
Nevada	SNA	No
Rhode Island	SNA	No
Michigan	SNA	No
Massachusetts	SNA	No
Montana	SNA	No
Illinois	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (24)

California (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Black Mtn.	Sequoia National Forest	15,102
Greenhorn Creek	Sequoia National Forest	28,226
Mill Creek	Sequoia National Forest	27,643
Slate Mtn.	Sequoia National Forest	12,299

Montana (8)

Area	Forest	Acres
Big Log	Helena National Forest	8,954
Buckhorn Ridge (MT)	Kootenai National Forest	34,716
Cabinet Face East #671	Kootenai National Forest	50,326
Devils Tower	Helena National Forest	7,144
Flagstaff Mountain #690	Kootenai National Forest	11,114
Government Mountain #673	Kootenai National Forest	10,090
Scotchman Peaks (MT)	Kootenai National Forest	53,909
Willard Estelle #173	Kootenai National Forest	3,714

New Mexico (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Gila Box	Gila National Forest	23,759

Oregon (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
North Kalmiopsis	Siskiyou National Forests	91,560
Shasta Costa	Siskiyou National Forests	14,420
Sky Lakes A	Winema National Forest	3,940

Utah (7)

Area	Forest	Acres
418024	Uinta National Forest	51,699
418025	Uinta National Forest	32,698
Burch Creek	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	6,938
Fishlake Mountain	Fishlake National Forest	25,217
Langdon	Fishlake National Forest	12,160
Lewis Peak	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	11,616
South Francis	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	3,374

Wyoming (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Phillips Ridge	Bridger-Teton National Forest	10,108

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2000. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 22. Magnoliophyta: Alismatidae, Arecidae, Commelinidae (in part), and Zingiberidae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiii + 352 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.