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Potamogetonaceae
Lesser pondweed
Potamogeton pusillus
Also known as Potamogeton aschersonii, Buccaferrea pusilla, Potamogeton compressus var. elongatus, Threadleaf pondweed
Native Plants · Aquatic Plant · Submerged Plant · Oxygenator · Pond Plant · Freshwater · Wildlife Pond · Water Garden · Fine-Leaved · Aquatic Perennial · Waterfowl Habitat
Lesser pondweed is a submerged aquatic plant ideal for wildlife ponds and water features where it provides oxygenation and habitat for invertebrates and fish. It requires clean, nutrient-balanced water with good light penetration and does not tolerate heavily polluted or turbid conditions. Best suited to naturalistic pond plantings rather than ornamental water gardens, as it has a subtle, fine-textured appearance.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Maintain continuous submersion in clean, still or slow-moving freshwater · Fully submerged aquatic — no supplemental watering required
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil pH
- 6.5–7
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Flowers
- No
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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