Question: I think this is Potamogeton vaseyi. Am I correct? Am I allowed to post this? I believe it is rare …
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I think this is Potamogeton vaseyi. Am I correct? Am I allowed to post this? I believe it is rare in Manie. I have seen it a few times in recent years, while out surveying for invasive aquatic plants. This one, I found yesterday, very near my home. Torsey Lake (or Pond), Readfield, Maine.
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Dear SDonaldson, good morning. Beautiful images! You have photographed Persicaria amphibia (water smartweed), a native aquatic plant that produces the beautiful array of flowers held above the surface of the water. It has an amphibious form when it is stranded on the shore during low water events. Best wishes.
