potamot à feuilles crépues vs potamot de Richardson

Potamogeton crispus compared with Potamogeton richardsonii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	potamot à feuilles crépues	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 crispus	Potamogeton richardsonii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

potamot à feuilles crépues

LC — Least Concern

potamot de Richardson

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

potamot à feuilles crépues

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia, New Zealand), and South America (Colombia).

potamot de Richardson

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States