Floating Pondweed

Floating Pondweed
Floating Pondweed

Floating Pondweed

Potamogeton tricarinatus s.l.

Perennial. Found in grassy wetlands.  

Details Description
Type
Herb
Group
Pondweed
Identifying Characteristics

A medium herb with stems up to 2.7 m in length. Leaves are thick and leathery and held on long stalks. Non-submerged floating leaves are oval in shape, 1.5-10 cm long and 2.5 cm wide. Submerged leaves are thin and narrow, 5-23 cm in length. The inflorescence comprises 12-20 flowers arranged in a short dense spike. The infructescence is 1.5-4.5 cm long.
Distinctive Features

Differences in submerged and non-submerged floating leaves.
Life Form Group
Herb
Life Form Codes
Medium Herb (MH)
EVC types
EVC 125: Plains Grassy Wetland
Native Status
Native to Australia
Taxonomy
Phylum
Charophyta
Class
Equisetopsida
Order
Alismatales
Family
Potamogetonaceae
Genus
Potamogeton
Species
tricarinatus s.l.
Floating Pondweed
Occurs in all Australian states.

Distribution maps indicate current and historic locations where species have been sighted.

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

Endangered Status
DEPI Advisory List
Not listed
FFG Act
Not listed
EPBC Act
Not listed

The conservation status of species is listed within Victoria and Australia.

The Department of Environment and Primary Industry (DEPI) Advisory List consists of non-statutory advisory lists of rare or threatened flora and fauna within Victoria.

The Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (FFG Act) lists threatened species in Victoria. Under the Act, an Action Statement is produced for each listed species.

The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) is the Australian Government’s key piece of environmental legislation, listing nationally threatened native species and ecological communities.