Potamogeton hillii, common name Hill's pondweed, is a species of plant found in North America. It is listed as endangered in Connecticut, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. It is listed as a special concern in Massachusetts and as threatened in Michigan and New York (state).
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Hill's pondweed being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Potamogeton foliosus
- Potamogeton berchtoldii
- Potamogeton friesii
- Potamogeton acutifolius
- Potamogeton pusillus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Alismatales
- Family
- Potamogetonaceae
- Genus
- Potamogeton
- Species
- Potamogeton hillii
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