Aquatic Weed ID Guide
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Small Pondweed
(Potamogeton pusillus)
Small Pondweed is a perennial, submersed aquatic weed. Slender, ribbon-like leaves alternate on the thin stems. Common along shorelines in depths up to 8 feet, small pondweed forms dense clumps that may impede fishing and other recreational activities.