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PLANTS

Small pondweed

Potamogeton pusillus

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Small pondweed, photo 1 of 5
Small pondweed, In flower
Small pondweed, In fruit

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in marshes.

There are 65 observations of Small pondweed in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Bas-Saint-Laurent and Centre-du-Québec, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and September and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Outaouais8
  2. Bas-Saint-Laurent7
  3. Centre-du-Québec6
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean6
  5. Abitibi-Témiscamingue6
  6. Nord-du-Québec5
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches5
  8. Lanaudière5
  9. Estrie5
  10. Montérégie4
  11. Capitale-Nationale2
  12. Montréal2
  13. Côte-Nord2
  14. Laval1
  15. Laurentides1

Habitat

MarshAlexander Rumpel

Similar species

Sago pondweedStuckenia pectinata
Small PondweedPotamogeton berchtoldii
Leafy pondweedPotamogeton foliosus
Flat-stem pondweedPotamogeton zosteriformis
Grass-leaf mud-plantainHeteranthera dubia
Vasey's pondweedPotamogeton vaseyi
Spiral pondweedPotamogeton spirillus
American eelgrassVallisneria americana
Horned pondweedZannichellia palustris
Fineleaf pondweedStuckenia filiformis
Ribbonleaf pondweedPotamogeton epihydrus
Eurasian water-milfoilMyriophyllum spicatum