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curly pondweed

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Also known as: Potamogeton crispus
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  • curly pondweed
    pondweed

    …Europe and southern Asia, and P. crispus, of Europe but naturalized in the eastern United States and California. Cape pondweed, or water hawthorn (Aponogeton distachyos), of the family Aponogetonaceae, is native to South Africa and is grown as an ornamental in pools and greenhouses. Many species of those families serve…

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    …Europe and southern Asia, and P. crispus, of Europe but naturalized in the eastern United States and California. Cape pondweed, or water hawthorn (Aponogeton distachyos), of the family Aponogetonaceae, is native to South Africa and is grown as an ornamental in pools and greenhouses. Many species of those families serve…

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