Taxonomy: Fam. Potamogetonaceae// Genus: Potamogeton// Species: Potamogeton crispus L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided by Dandy (1980 in Tutin et al.).
Lifeform: Perrenial aquatic plant; hydrophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to the Old World according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Rivers, ponds and other bodies of water.
Flowering period: Summer (JUL, AUG).
Potamogeton crispus – habit in habitat. “Kochanska” River, 11.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potamogeton crispus – habit. “Kochanska” River, 11.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potamogeton crispus – habit. “Kochanska” River, 11.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potamogeton crispus – habit. “Kochanska” River, 11.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potamogeton crispus – habit in habitat. “Kochanska” River, 11.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potamogeton crispus – flowering stem. “Kochanska” River, 11.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potamogeton crispus – flowering stem. “Kochanska” River, 11.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potamogeton crispus – inflorescence. “Kochanska” River, 11.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potamogeton crispus – inflorescence. “Kochanska” River, 11.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potamogeton crispus – inflorescence. “Kochanska” River, 11.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potamogeton crispus – inflorescence with developing fruits. “Kochanska” River, 11.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potamogeton crispus – inflorescence with developing fruits. “Kochanska” River, 11.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potamogeton crispus – inflorescence with developing fruits. “Kochanska” River, 11.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potamogeton crispus – leaves. “Kochanska” River, 11.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potamogeton crispus – leaves. “Kochanska” River, 11.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potamogeton crispus – leaves. “Kochanska” River, 11.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potamogeton crispus – leaves. “Kochanska” River, 11.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potamogeton crispus – leaves. “Kochanska” River, 11.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potamogeton crispus – leaves. “Kochanska” River, 11.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potamogeton crispus – leaves. “Kochanska” River, 11.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potamogeton crispus – stem with leaves and stipules. “Kochanska” River, 11.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potamogeton crispus – leaves. “Kochanska” River, 11.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potamogeton crispus – leaves. “Kochanska” River, 11.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potamogeton crispus – stem with leaves and stipules. “Kochanska” River, 11.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potamogeton crispus – stem with leaves and stipules. “Kochanska” River, 11.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potamogeton crispus – stems. “Kochanska” River, 11.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potamogeton crispus – A: stem with leaves and inflorescences. Scale in cm/mm; B: inflorescence; C: inflorescence with developing fruits; D: mericarps of developing fruit; E: leaf; F ang G: stipules. Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Dandy, J. E. Potamogeton L. In Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. (1980). Flora Europaea. Volume 5. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 7–11.
