Curly Pondweed
Potamogeton crispus
- Native to:
- Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Australia, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Botswana, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krym, Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Malawi, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Sardegna, Sicilia, Sinai, South Africa, Spain, Sudan-South Sudan, Sumatera, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Potamogetonaceae
- Genus:
- Potamogeton
- Species:
- Potamogeton crispus
- USDA Symbol:
- POCR3
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Growth Habit:
- Aquatic
- Height:
- 100 cm
- Light Requirements:
- Full Sun
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- may,jun,jul,aug
- Bloom Colors:
- green
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- waterfowl, fish
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
- Salt Tolerant:
- Yes
Soil Requirements
- Soil Type:
- silty, nutrient-rich, submerged soil
- pH:
- 6.0 - 8.0 (neutral to slightly alkaline)
- Drainage:
- tolerates poor drainage
- Moisture:
- consistently moist
- Notes:
- Commonly found in freshwater lakes and ponds
Propagation & Germination
- Notes:
- Reproduces primarily vegetatively via turions and stem fragments; seed germination is rare and poorly documented.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI