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Scientific Name
Potamogeton epihydrus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Potamogeton epihydrus Raf.
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Ribbonleaf Pondweed
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomPlantae
SubkingdomViridiplantae
Infrakingdom Streptophyta
Superdivision Embryophyta
DivisionTracheophyta
SubdivisionSpermatophytina
ClassMagnoliopsida
SuperorderLilianae
OrderAlismatales
FamilyPotamogetonaceae
GenusPotamogeton
SpeciesPotamogeton epihydrus
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Rare
Elevation Range Tags
  • Low
Life form Tags
  • Aquatic
Park Rank Tags
  • Park rare
Taxa Group Tags
  • Vascular-plant
Taxa Subcategory Tags
  • Monocot
Wetland Status Tags
  • Obligate Wetland
Bloom Time Tags
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
2
References
2
Vouchers
3
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
BLA - I&M Office
Created Date
5/26/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
tevans@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
12/3/2025 8:26:36 AM
Notes
12/3/25 TE: Returned to "Present -Rare" based on a single specimen, though specimen is vegetative only. More evidence should be gathered for this occurence. Park Species Detail: The follwing are additional fields from one of the sources for this ParkCode/TSN combination: State-County Code = 37087 ATBI Sensitivity = Public, Park Species Data Source: Plant list compiled by BONAP from its County Database, and converted to NPSpecies by I&M Office.
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