Opposite Pondweed

Groenlandia densa

(L.) Fourr. Species

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Botanical name
Groenlandia densa
Also known as
Opposite Pondweed, Opposite-Leaved Pondweed
Family
Potamogetonaceae
Genus
Groenlandia
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Opposite Pondweed

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Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Groenlandia densa but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Buccaferrea densa Potamogeton densus Potamogeton densus f. major Potamogeton densus f. major Potamogeton densus f. minor Potamogeton densus f. minor Potamogeton densus f. oppositifolius Potamogeton densus f. setaceus Potamogeton densus subsp. oppositifolius Potamogeton densus subsp. serratus Potamogeton densus subsp. serratus Potamogeton densus subsp. setaceus Potamogeton densus var. angustifolius Potamogeton densus var. angustifolius Potamogeton densus var. lanceolatus Potamogeton densus var. lancifolius Potamogeton densus var. latifolius Potamogeton densus var. latifolius Potamogeton densus var. laxifolius Potamogeton densus var. laxus Potamogeton densus var. major Potamogeton densus var. oppositifolius Potamogeton densus var. pauciflorus Potamogeton densus var. rigidus Potamogeton densus var. serratus Potamogeton densus var. serratus Potamogeton densus var. setaceus Potamogeton exstipulatus Potamogeton oppositifolius Potamogeton oppositifolius var. angustifolius Potamogeton oppositifolius var. densa Potamogeton oppositifolius var. densus Potamogeton oppositifolius var. laxifolius Potamogeton pauciflorus Potamogeton serratus Potamogeton setaceus

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