Potamogeton distinctus, the pondweed, is an aquatic plant species in the genus Potamogeton. It is found in slow moving fresh water. It is widely distributed in the east of temperate Asia (the Russian Far East, China and Eastern Asia), tropical Asia (the Indian subcontinent, Indo-China and Malesia) and also grows in the Southwestern Pacific.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Potamogeton distinctus 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 nodosus
- Potamogeton oakesianus
- Potamogeton cheesemanii
- Potamogeton polygonifolius
- Potamogeton pulcher
- Potamogeton natans
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Alismatales
- Family
- Potamogetonaceae
- Genus
- Potamogeton
- Species
- Potamogeton distinctus
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