Potamogeton pusilliformis
Potamogeton pusillus
- Native to:
- Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Caprivi Strip, Chile, China, Colombia, Corse, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, DR Congo, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kirgizstan, Kriti, Krym, Lesotho, Libya, Madeira, Malawi, Mauritania, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Netherlands, New Guinea, Nicaragua, North Caucasus, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Prince Edward I., Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sudan-South Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzb
Wikimedia: Christian Fischer
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Potamogetonaceae
- Genus:
- Potamogeton
- Species:
- Potamogeton pusillus
- USDA Symbol:
- POPU21
Growth Characteristics
- Height:
- 100 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- jun,jul,aug,sep
- Bloom Colors:
- green
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- waterfowl, fish
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
- Salt Tolerant:
- Yes
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- Cold/moist stratification required — 30–90 days
- Germination Time:
- 14–60 days
- Notes:
- Seeds germinate best in saturated or submerged conditions. Turions (winter buds) also serve as primary vegetative propagules.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI