Leafy Pondweed

  • Potamogeton foliosus is a species of aquatic plant known by the common name leafy pondweed. 

  • It is native to nearly all of North America and parts of Central America, where it grows in water bodies such as ponds, lakes, ditches, and slow-moving streams. 

  • It has been reported from every state in the United States except Hawaii as well as from every Canadian province and territory except Newfoundland and Nunavut..