| Potamogeton illinoensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Potamogetonaceae |
| Genus: | Potamogeton |
| Species: | P. illinoensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Potamogeton illinoensis Morong |
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Potamogeton illinoensis, commonly known as Illinois pondweed, is an aquatic plant. It provides food and cover for aquatic animals.[1] It is generally not weedy in its native range, but it is a troublesome noxious weed in Viedma, Río Negro, Argentina, where it is an introduced species.[2]