title: American pondweed
text: # American pondweed
  
  American pondweed is a common name for several aquatic plants, and may refer to:
  
  * Elodea canadensis, in the family Hydrocharitaceae, with many small leaves on a submerged stem
  * Potamogeton epihydrus, in the family Potamogetonaceae, and known as "American pondweed" in the British Isles
  * Potamogeton nodosus, in the family Potamogetonaceae, with large floating leaves born on elongated petioles
  