potamot à feuilles flottantes vs potamot de Richardson

Potamogeton nodosus compared with Potamogeton richardsonii

Key Differences

• potamot à feuilles flottantes is Near Threatened while potamot de Richardson is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	potamot à feuilles flottantes	potamot de Richardson
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family same	Potamogetonaceae	Potamogetonaceae
Genus same	Potamogeton	Potamogeton
Species	Potamogeton nodosus	Potamogeton richardsonii

Evolutionary Relationship

potamot à feuilles flottantes and potamot de Richardson share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Potamogeton.

Conservation Status

potamot à feuilles flottantes

NT — Near Threatened

potamot de Richardson

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	potamot à feuilles flottantes	potamot de Richardson
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

potamot à feuilles flottantes

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (Canada, Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

potamot de Richardson

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

potamot à feuilles flottantes

The Broad-Leaved Pondweed (Potamogeton nodosus) is a species in the genus Potamogeton. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States