Freshwater
Curled pondweed
Potamogeton crispus
Potamogetonaceae
Facts
Care
We have no care for this plant yet. If you know how it thrives, you can suggest it.
Range
NativeIntroduced
Lives wild in Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Australia, Austria, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belgium, and 59 more countries.
Introduced to Argentina, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Fiji, Mexico, New Zealand, and 1 more country.
More about the species
Description
Potamogeton crispus, the crisp-leaved pondweed, curly pondweed, curly-leaf pondweed or curled pondweed, is a species of aquatic plant (hydrophyte) native to Eurasia but an introduced species and often a noxious weed in North America.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Buccaferrea crispata
- Potamogeton austriacus
- Potamogeton concinnitus
- Potamogeton crenulatus
- Potamogeton crispatus
- Potamogeton hohenackeri
In other languages
- Krustjønnaks
- Krusnate
- Poimuvita
- Curly pondweed, Curly-leaf pondweed
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