Potamogeton vaseyi

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Potamogeton vaseyi is a species of flowering plant in the pondweed family Potamogetonaceae. It is native to North America. The specific epithet vaseyi honors the American botanist George Vasey. The species is commonly called Vasey's pondweed.

Taxonomy

Potamogeton vaseyi was named and described by the American botanist James Watson Robbins in 1867.{{r|IPNI}} The type specimen was collected by Dr. George Vasey near Ringwood in McHenry County, Illinois.{{sfnp|Robbins|1867|loc=[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28821030#page/495/mode/1up p. 485]}}{{r|GH00026447}}

Distribution and habitat

Potamogeton vaseyi is native to northeastern North America.{{r|BONAP-state}} In the United States, it is most common in New York.{{r|BONAP-county}}

Conservation

According to NatureServe, Potamogeton vaseyi is globally secure (G5).{{r|NatureServe}} It is listed as an endangered species in Indiana, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania,{{PLANTS |symbol=pova3|taxon=Potamogeton vaseyi |access-date=13 April 2021 }} and is listed as threatened in Connecticut,[http://www.ct.gov/deep/lib/deep/wildlife/pdf_files/nongame/ets15.pdf "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015"]. State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 17 January 2018. (Note: This list is newer than the one used by plants.usda.gov and is more up-to-date.) Maine, Michigan, and New Hampshire, and as presumed extirpated in Ohio.

References

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{{BONAP |genus=Potamogeton |species=vaseyi |state=1 |date=2014 |access-date=22 January 2025}}

{{BONAP |genus=Potamogeton |species=vaseyi |date=2014 |access-date=22 January 2025}}

{{cite web |title=Specimen GH00026447: Potamogeton vaseyi {{small|J.W.Robbins}} |url=https://kiki.huh.harvard.edu/databases/specimen_search.php?barcode=00026447 |publisher=Harvard University Herbaria |access-date=28 January 2025}}

{{IPNI |id=603465-1 |taxon=Potamogeton vaseyi |authority={{small|J.W.Robbins}} |access-date=27 January 2025}}

{{Cite NatureServe |date=3 January 2025 |id=2.144223 |title=Potamogeton vaseyi |access-date=27 January 2025}}

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Bibliography

{{cite book |last=Robbins |first=J. W. |date=1867 |editor-last=Gray |editor-first=Asa |title=Manual of the botany of the northern United States |publisher=Ivison, Phinney, Blakeman, and Co. |location=New York |pages=484–490 |chapter=Potamogeton {{small|Tourn.}} (Pondweed) |chapter-url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28821030#page/494/mode/1up |access-date=27 January 2025}}

vaseyi

Category:Flora of Northern America

Category:Plants described in 1867