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Potamogeton suboblongus
Mud Pondweed
As recorded: Potamogeton suboblongus Hagstr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Alismatales › Potamogetonaceae
- Collected by
- Mason, R.; Moar, N.T.R. Mason →N.T. Moar →
- Collector number
- 5489
- Date
- February 20, 1958
- Locality
- North of Havelock Creek, South Westland
- Region
- New Zealand
- Identified by
- Mason, R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Potamogeton suboblongus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1958. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 36 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-03.

2026-03-03
Paringa 7886, New Zealand
(c) Chris Ecroyd, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-02-09
Clarence, New Zealand
(c) Chris Ecroyd, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-01-18
Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, New Zealand
(c) Chris Close, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-12-24
Southland 9691, New Zealand
(c) amoncarter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-12-18
Ōtara, New Zealand
(c) Sam Haultain, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-01-31
Potaema track, Egmont National Park
(c) commoncopper, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Potamogeton suboblongus. BISH 666066. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956701118. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/666066.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956701118 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
