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Pondweeds of Florida

, Laura Reynolds, Carrie Reinhardt Adams, andCharles Martin


Release Date: 9/16/2020

Reviewed At: 3/7/2024

DOI: 10.32473/edis-ss686-2020

Water Resources

Abstract

This factsheet describes the defining characteristics of the eleven pondweed species that are present in Florida. It serves as a pondweed identification guide for aquatic habitat managers, lake monitors, conservationists, and plant enthusiasts, and it gives some context on each species' life history and ecological role.

About this Publication

This document is SL473, one of a series of the Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date September 2020. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

Rohal, C., Reynolds, L., Adams, C. R., & Martin, C. (2020). Pondweeds of Florida. EDIS, 2020(5). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ss686-2020

Authors

Christine Rohal
Christine Rohal

biological scientist III, UF/IFAS Department of Environmental Horticulture and Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, Gainesville, FL

Laura Reynolds
Laura Reynolds
Specialist
University of Florida

associate professor, coastal ecology, Ph.D., UF/IFAS Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences

Carrie Reinhardt Adams
Carrie Reinhardt Adams
Specialist
University of Florida

professor, restoration and plant ecology, UF/IFAS Department of Horticulture, Gainesville, FL 

Charles Martin
Charles Martin
Specialist
University of Florida

research assistant professor, UF/IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station, Cedar Key, FL 

Publication #SL473

Peer Reviewed

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