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Potamogeton
L. (1753)
(plant)
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Entity:
Potamogetonaceae (Family) - pondweed family
..Althenia (Genus)
..Groenlandia (Genus)
..Lepilaena (Genus)
..Pseudalthenia (Genus)
..Stuckenia (Genus)
..Zannichellia (Genus)
..Potamogeton (Genus)
....Potamogeton acutifolius (Species)
....Potamogeton alpinus (Species) - alpine pondweed
....Potamogeton berchtoldii (Species)
....Potamogeton coloratus (Species)
....Potamogeton compressus (Species)
....Potamogeton crispus (Species) - curly pondweed
....Potamogeton decipiens (Species)
....Potamogeton filiformis (Species) - fineleaf pondweed
....Potamogeton fluitans (Species)
....Potamogeton gayi (Species)
....Potamogeton gramineus (Species) - grassy pondweed
....Potamogeton lucens (Species)
....Potamogeton mucronatus (Species)
....Potamogeton natans (Species) - broadleaf pondweed
....Potamogeton nodosus (Species) - longleaf pondweed
....Potamogeton obtusifolius (Species) - bluntleaf pondweed
....Potamogeton pectinatus (Species) - sago pondweed
....Potamogeton perfoliatus (Species) - claspingleaf pondweed
....Potamogeton polygonifolius (Species) - cinnamonspot pondweed
....Potamogeton praelongus (Species) - whitestem pondweed
....Potamogeton pusillus (Species) - baby pondweed
....Potamogeton schweinfurthii (Species)
....Potamogeton sparganifolius (Species)
....Potamogeton trichoides (Species)
....Potamogeton zizii (Species)
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
C. Linnaeus, 1753
Original name
:
Linnaeus, C. 1753a.
Sp. Pl.
1
: 126.
Original rank
:
Original spelling
:
Types
Type of
:
Potamogetonaceae
(Family)
Bercht. & J.Presl (1823), nom. cons.
Type, by subsequent designation
:
Potamogeton natans
L.
Ref:
Taylor, N. 30 Jun 1909. N. Amer. Fl. 17(1): 14.
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new
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Variants
Not validly published name
:
Potamogeton
(Genus)
Plinius, nom. inval.
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
fonteinkruid
Ref:
R. van der Meijden, 1990
: 464.
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Last updated:
28 Aug 2026