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Potamogeton octandrus
Potamogeton octandrus is an aquatic plant species in the genus Potamogeton. It is found in slow-moving fresh water. The specific epithet means 'eight-stamened'.
From the article Potamogeton octandrus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
This is a common plant in lakes and ponds. It is known from Africa, Asia (Russian Far East, Mongolia, Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam (type), Indonesia (type of P. javanicus), and Papua New Guinea), and Australia (type of P. tenuicaulis).
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 436916.