Biology:Potamogeton vaseyi
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Potamogetonaceae |
| Genus: | Potamogeton |
| Species: | P. 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.[1] The type specimen was collected by Dr. George Vasey near Ringwood in McHenry County, Illinois.[2][3]
Distribution and habitat
Potamogeton vaseyi is native to northeastern North America.[4] In the United States, it is most common in New York.[5]
Conservation
According to NatureServe, Potamogeton vaseyi is globally secure (G5).[6] It is listed as an endangered species in Indiana, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania,[7] and is listed as threatened in Connecticut,[8] Maine, Michigan, and New Hampshire, and as presumed extirpated in Ohio.
References
- ↑ "Potamogeton vaseyi J.W.Robbins". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://www.ipni.org/n/603465-1.
- ↑ Robbins (1867), p. 485.
- ↑ "Specimen GH00026447: Potamogeton vaseyi J.W.Robbins". Harvard University Herbaria. https://kiki.huh.harvard.edu/databases/specimen_search.php?barcode=00026447.
- ↑ "Potamogeton vaseyi", State-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA) (Biota of North America Program (BONAP)), 2014, http://bonap.net/MapGallery/State/Potamogeton%20vaseyi.png, retrieved 22 January 2025
- ↑ "Potamogeton vaseyi", County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA) (Biota of North America Program (BONAP)), 2014, http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Potamogeton%20vaseyi.png, retrieved 22 January 2025
- ↑ NatureServe (3 January 2025). "Potamogeton vaseyi" (in en). Arlington, Virginia. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.144223/.
- ↑ "Potamogeton vaseyi". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=pova3.
- ↑ "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.)
Bibliography
- Robbins, J. W. (1867). "Potamogeton Tourn. (Pondweed)". in Gray, Asa. Manual of the botany of the northern United States. New York: Ivison, Phinney, Blakeman, and Co.. pp. 484–490. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28821030#page/494/mode/1up. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
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