• Family : Potamogetonaceae
  (Pond Weed Family)
• Family (Hindi name) : POTAMOGETON FAMILY
• Family (as per The APG System III) : Potamogetonaceae
• Synonym(s) : Potamogeton americanus Cham. & Schltdl.
• Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Potamogeton nodosus Poir.
• Habit : Herb
• Habitat : Common in river and temporary water ponds and marshes
• Comments / notes : A floating or marshy, aquatic herb, brownish, pale purple throughout
• Key identification features : Spikes generally above the surface of water, erect,dense-flowered ,reddish-brown in colour. Fruit 3-ribbed on the back
• Flower, Fruit : Summer season
• Distribution :
  • Delhi : Vasant Kunj
• Native : Cosmopolitan
• World Distribution : Tropics and Temperate regions of the World
• Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
• Literature : Maheshwari K.J (1963). Flora of Delhi: 348
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Potamogeton indicus. Downloaded on 28 March 2023.

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