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Bog Pondweed

Potamogeton polygonifolius

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 2,293, February 1,694, March 2,653, April 4,175, May 6,019, June 6,563, July 7,023, August 6,040, September 4,434, October 3,310, November 1,809, December 1,414.
United States47,427
Alaska47,427
United Kingdom352
England211
Scotland100
Portugal98
France74
Spain63
Região Autónoma dos Açores47
Galicia46

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
Classmonocots · Liliopsida
OrderAroids, Water Plantains, Seagrass, and allies · Alismatales
Familypondweed family · Potamogetonaceae
GenusPondweeds · Potamogeton

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