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alisol F24 acetate
POTAMOGETON FERRUGINEUS
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida
Order: Alismatales Family: Potamogetanaceae
Common name: Long-leaved pond weed, London pond weed
Distribution: North America, Europe, Asia, Americas
Habitat: Ponds, lakes, ditches, streams, eutrophic rivers, lowing waters
Description: This perennial, submersed macrophyte grows to 2 m and has
branched rhizomes. The leaves (15 × 4 cm), which are alternate, entire,
narrow, and lance-like, are submerged and loating. The green-brown low-
ers, which form small inlorescences in dense cylindrical spikes, are loating
above water.
Compounds and activities: The extracts of this species possess antiviral
properties.
