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Home / Anomalous_Items / Aquatic_Macrophytes / Submerged_Leaves / Potamogeton |
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Name derivation: |
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"River neighbor – River Potamo- neighbor –geiton (Greek) |
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Classification: |
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Potamogeton Linnaeus 1753; more than 20 species descriptions are currently recognized taxonomically..Order Naiadales; Family Naiadaceae. |
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Morphology: |
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While many species have completely submerged foliage, a few such as P. polygonifolius and P. natans have floating or even somewhat emergent leaves (epineustonic). |
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