Potamogeton friesii

Potamogeton friesii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Potamogetonaceae
Genus: Potamogeton
Species:
P. friesii
Binomial name
Potamogeton friesii
Synonyms
  • Potamogeton acutifolius J.Presl. & C. Presl.
  • Potamogeton major Morong
  • Potamogeton mucronatus Schrad. ex Sond.
  • Potamogeton oederi G.Mey.
  • Potamogeton pusillus subsp. friesii(Rupr.) Hook.f.
  • Spirillus friesii (Rupr.) Nieuwl.

Potamogeton friesii, known as flat-stalked pondweed, or Fries' pondweed, is an aquatic plant in the genus Potamogeton. It grows mainly in mesotrophic to eutrophic rivers, lakes, ponds and ditches, rarely in brackish water. It occurs in North America, Europe, western Asia and a few scattered locations elsewhere in Asia.