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Potamogeton pusillus agg. in Tajikistan (Middle Asia)

Arkadiusz NowakJoanna Zalewska-gałoszMarcin Nobis

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TajikistanMiddle Asiafood.ingredientbiologyEcologyMiddle asiaPotamogeton berchtoldiiP. pusillus aggregationPlant SciencePotamogeton berchtoldiibiology.organism_classificationlcsh:QK1-989taxonomyHerbariumTaxonfoodlcsh:BotanydistributionPotamogeton pusillusTaxonomy (biology)

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The locality of <em>Potamogeton berchtoldii</em> Fieber, the new species to the flora of Tajikistan (Middle Asia), together with its ecological conditions are presented. Additionally, the list of herbarium specimens of <em>P. pusillus</em> L. s. stricto gathered in Tajikistan and few specimens of <em>P. berchtoldii</em> collected from the area of adjacent countries are also provided. Taxonomical position of the species within the <em>Potamogeton pusillus</em> aggregation, the main morphological features of both taxa and possibility of finding other localities are discussed.

https://doi.org/10.5586/asbp.2010.029