Curly Pondweed

Potamogeton crispusThe curly pondweed’s name traces back to its leaves. They are very wavy and finely serrate on edges. The quadrangular stem is reddish. These plants are fully submerged; only when flowering, the spikes rise above the water to be pollinated by the wind.

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