Scientific Name: Potamogeton crispus
Common Name: curly pondweed
Family Classification (Clade): Monocots
Family: Potamogetonaceae
Form Description: Perennial aquatic herb, with compressed stems and toothed leaf margins.
Flowers: Small flowers produced in floppy, 1-2cm long spikes. Flower stalks often curve backward in fruit.
Fruit: Achene – 4 in number, buoyant in water.
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Habitat Notes
Rivers, lagoons and farm dams in the north-west, Midlands and east coast.
Propagation Calendar
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Propagation Method
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Seed is released within 3-14 days of seed maturity.
Seed Treatment Method
Bog Method The seeds of many wetland species need to be kept wet to germinate. Punch a hole in the side of a recycled polyfoam box so that it holds water to the required depth. Sit the tubes in the box to germinate. Once germinated, punch holes in the bottom of the box to allow drainage.
Seed Treatment Notes
Seed sown in shallow water has reasonable results.
Cutting & Division Information
Easily propagated by division.