Potamogeton

Potamogeton polygonifolius Pourr.

First published in Mém. Acad. Sci. Toulouse 3: 325 (1788)

This species is accepted

The native range of this species is Macaronesia, Europe, NW. Africa, Himalaya to Assam. It is a hydrosubshrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution
Synonyms
Classification
Publications
Other data

Native to:

Algeria, Assam, Austria, Azores, Baltic States, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Madeira, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, West Himalaya, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Newfoundland, Nova Scotia

Homotypic Synonyms

Potamogeton natans var. polygonifolius (Pourr.) Fiori & Paol. in A.Fiori & al., Fl. Anal. Italia 1: 154 (1896)
Potamogeton natans subsp. polygonifolius (Pourr.) Bonnier & Layens in Tabl. Syn. Pl. Vasc. France: 315 (1894)

Heterotypic Synonyms

Potamogeton anglicus Hagstr. in Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., n.f., 55(5): 180 (1916)
Potamogeton cyprifolius Lowe ex Graebn. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 11: 65 (1907), not validly publ.
Potamogeton heterophyllus Biroli in Fl. Acon. 1: 53 (1808), nom. illeg.
Potamogeton intermedius Cham. & Schltdl. in Linnaea 2: 221 (1827)
Potamogeton microcarpus Boiss. & Reut. in P.E.Boissier, Diagn. Pl. Nov. Hisp.: 24 (1842)
Potamogeton natans subsp. intermedius Gaudin in Fl. Helv. 1: 468 (1828), nom. illeg.
Potamogeton natans var. minor Mert. & W.D.J.Koch in J.C.Röhling, Deutschl. Fl., ed. 3, 1: 839 (1823)
Potamogeton natans var. oblongus (Viv.) Gaudin in Fl. Helv. 1: 468 (1828)
Potamogeton natans var. parnassiifolius (Schrad. ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch) Boenn. in Prodr. Fl. Monast. Westphal.: 47 (1824)
Potamogeton oblongus Viv. in Fl. Ital. Fragm. 1(1): t. 2 (1808)
Potamogeton oblongus f. amphibius Fr. in Novit. Fl. Suec. Alt.: 30 (1828)
Potamogeton oblongus f. angustifolius Fr. in Novit. Fl. Suec. Alt.: 30 (1828)
Potamogeton oblongus f. cordifolius Cham. & Schltdl. in Linnaea 2: 215 (1827)
Potamogeton oblongus var. cordifolius (Cham. & Schltdl.) Fieber in B.V.von Berchtold & P.M.Opiz, Oekon.-Techn. Fl. Böhm. 2(1): 257 (1838)
Potamogeton oblongus f. lancifolius Cham. & Schltdl. in Linnaea 2: 215 (1827)
Potamogeton oblongus var. lancifolius (Cham. & Schltdl.) Fieber in B.V.von Berchtold & P.M.Opiz, Oekon.-Techn. Fl. Böhm. 2(1): 257 (1838)
Potamogeton oblongus var. ovato-oblongus Fieber in B.V.von Berchtold & P.M.Opiz, Oekon.-Techn. Fl. Böhm. 2(1): 257 (1838), not validly publ.
Potamogeton parnassiifolius Schrad. ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch in J.C.Röhling, Deutschl. Fl., ed. 3, 1: 839 (1823)
Potamogeton polygonifolius var. amphibius (Fr.) Hagstr. in L.M.Neuman, Sver. Fl.: 799 (1901)
Potamogeton polygonifolius var. amphibius (Fr.) Graebn. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 11: 67 (1907)
Potamogeton polygonifolius cordifolius Asch. & Graebn. in Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 1: 306 (1897)
Potamogeton polygonifolius lancifolius Asch. & Graebn. in Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 1: 306 (1897)
Potamogeton polygonifolius f. largior Tiselius in Potamog. Suec. Exs. 1: n.° 9 (1894), nom. nud.
Potamogeton polygonifolius subvar. largior Tiselius ex Graebn. in H.G.A.Engler, Pflanzenr. 31: 66 (1907)
Potamogeton polygonifolius var. microcarpus A.Benn. in Ann. K. K. Naturhist. Hofmus. 1892: 287 (1892)
Potamogeton polygonifolius subsp. microcarpus (Boiss. & Reut.) Nyman in Consp. Fl. Eur.: 681 (1882)
Potamogeton polygonifolius f. norvegicus Hagstr. in Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., n.f., 55(5): 177 (1916)
Potamogeton polygonifolius var. parnassiifolius (Schrad. ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch) Gren. & Godr. in Fl. France Corse 3: 313 (1856)
Potamogeton polygonifolius f. sphagnophilus Neuman in Bot. Not. 1896: 91 (1896)
Potamogeton polygonifolius subvar. terrestris Coss. & Germ. in Fl. Descr. Anal. Paris, éd. 2: 706 (1861)
Potamogeton polygonifolius var. terrestris (Coss. & Germ.) Rouy in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 13: 305 (1912)

Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Streptophyta
Class Equisetopsida
Subclass Magnoliidae
Order
Alismatales

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Family
Potamogetonaceae

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Genus
Potamogeton

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Species
Potamogeton polygonifolius

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2010). Flora Iberica 17: 1-298. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
Czerepanov, S.K. (1995). Vascular Plants of Russia and Adjacent States (The Former USSR): 1-516. Cambridge University Press.
Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
Hansen, A. & Sunding, P. (1985). Flora of Macaronesia. Checklist of vascular plants. 3. revised edition. Sommerfeltia 1: 5-103.
Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
Muer, T., Sauerbier, H. & Cabrara Calixto, F. (2020). Die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Madeiras: 1-792. Verlag und Versandbuchhandlung Andreas Kleinsteuber.
Schäfer, H. (2021). Flora of the Azores a field guide: 1-445. Margraf Publishers GmbH.
Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Kew Backbone Distributions

Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2010). Flora Iberica 17: 1-298. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2000). Flora of North America North of Mexico 22: 1-352. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
Hansen, A. & Sunding, P. (1985). Flora of Macaronesia. Checklist of vascular plants. 3. revised edition. Sommerfeltia 1: 5-103.
Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
von Raab-Straube, E. (ed.) (2005-2022). The Euro+Med PlantBase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/query.asp.

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IPNI - The International Plant Names Index

Date	Reference	Barcode	Type Status	Has image?
Jan 1, 2002	Reuter, G.F. [s.n.] Spain	K000203571	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	[O. F. Boghiello]	K003087158		No
	[s.n.] Jersey	K003087143		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087039		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087119		No
	Voigt, A. Switzerland	K003087182		No
	Wttewaall	K003087162		No
	[27] United Kingdom	K003087124		No
	Godman, F.D. [s.n.]	K003905535		Yes
	[61/447] United Kingdom	K003087139		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087118		No
	[519] United Kingdom	K003087030		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087005		No
	Collett, R. Norway	K003087189		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087063		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087020		No
	[1219a] United Kingdom	K003087130		No
	[4674] United Kingdom	K003087041		No
	Hansen, L.	K003087180		No
	s.coll.	K003087159		No
	Bastard, T. [s.n.] France	K000203568	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	[2295] United Kingdom	K003087003		No
	{Wm. Trelease} [963]	K003905532		Yes
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087038		No
	Welwitsch, F.M.J. [s.n.] Switzerland	K000203570	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	[56] United Kingdom	K003087116		No
	[1077] United Kingdom	K003087098		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087047		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087010		No
	[1909] United Kingdom	K003087055		No
	[593] Ireland	K003087092		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087126		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087031		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087102		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087133		No
	[2296] United Kingdom	K003087004		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087022		No
	[s.n.] Ireland	K003087094		No
	s.coll.	K003087151		No
	[2444] United Kingdom	K003087142		No
	s.coll. [116]	K000203569	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	s.coll [1690]	K003908368		Yes
	Shaw, H.K.A. [1555] United Kingdom	K003087058		Yes
	Ruhsam, M. [DMR66] United Kingdom	K001768294		Yes
	Cleghorn	K003087152		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003086996		No
	Hunt, T.C. [s.n.] Portugal	K003905533		Yes
	[s.n.] Ireland	K003087083		No
	[1409] United Kingdom	K003087069		No
	Haussknecht, C.	K003087188		No
	[1219] United Kingdom	K003087007		No
	Rhodin, C.; Tiselius, G. Sweden	K003087181		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087135		No
	Macoun, J. [8163] Canada	K003907647		Yes
	Rudbäck, C.	K003087146		No
	s.coll. [s.n.]	K003905529		Yes
	[3053] United Kingdom	K003087127		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087025		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087111		No
	Mandon, G. [233]	K003905528		Yes
	Luerfeen, Chr.	K003087157		No
	Palmgren, A.; Klingstedt, F.V. Finland	K003087164		No
	[671] Ireland	K003087090		No
	Palmgren, A.; Klingstedt, F.V. Finland	K003087166		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087131		No
	Printz, Herm.Ad. Finland	K003087165		No
	[1219] Ireland	K003087084		No
	[1133] United Kingdom	K003087115		No
	Bowman Norway	K003087153		No
	[3207] United Kingdom	K003087101		No
	[1472] United Kingdom	K003086989		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087017		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087035		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087076		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087000		No
	[1764] United Kingdom	K003087061		No
	[5889] United Kingdom	K003087105		No
	[1466] United Kingdom	K003087067		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087037		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087099		No
	[1153] United Kingdom	K003087100		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087071		No
	[61/422] United Kingdom	K003087141		No
	[1192B] Ireland	K003087085		No
	s.coll.	K003087187		No
	[6153] United Kingdom	K003086991		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087021		No
	[2280] United Kingdom	K003087024		No
	[1219] United Kingdom	K003087107		No
	Warburg, E.F.; Tutin, T.G. [H489]	K003905536		Yes
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087011		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087018		No
	[1555] United Kingdom	K003087059		No
	[1764] United Kingdom	K003087060		No
	Heath, I.B. [410] Morocco	K003905497		Yes
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087088		No
	[20185] United Kingdom	K003087016		No
	[61/424] United Kingdom	K003087140		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087072		No
	s.coll.	K003087150		No
	Hariot, P.	K003087177		No
	[1908] United Kingdom	K003087054		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087104		No
	Florstrom, B. Finland	K003087167		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003086998		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087108		No
	[59] United Kingdom	K003087096		No
	[47573] United Kingdom	K003087015		No
	Borel, J.M.	K003087176		No
	[s.n.] Jersey	K003087144		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087028		No
	[5979] United Kingdom	K003087137		No
	[1466] United Kingdom	K003087066		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087001		No
	Hartz, J.; Ostenfeld, C. Faroe Islands	K003087169		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087109		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087019		No
	Kramer, K.U.; Lindeman, J.C. Netherlands	K003087184		No
	[s.n.] Jersey	K003087145		No
	[441] United Kingdom	K003087117		No
	s.coll.	K003087155		No
	[61] United Kingdom	K003087097		No
	[s.n.,] United Kingdom	K003086997		No
	Milne-Redhead, E.; Shaw, H.K.A. [1979] United Kingdom	K:SPC-18467.000		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087002		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087040		No
	[4638] United Kingdom	K003087043		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087033		No
	[4744C] United Kingdom	K003086999		No
	St. John, H. [1122] Canada	K003907646		Yes
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087123		No
	[615] Ireland	K003087091		No
	[5786] United Kingdom	K003087106		No
	s.coll. Italy	K003087174		No
	[H1022] United Kingdom	K003087073		No
	[5405] United Kingdom	K003087023		No
	[1764] United Kingdom	K003087048		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003086994		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087053		No
	Clarke, C.B. [183]	K003905527		Yes
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087034		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087114		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087036		No
	[1410] United Kingdom	K003087068		No
	[4638] United Kingdom	K003087044		No
	[1078B] Ireland	K003087087		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003086992		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087125		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087078		No
	[6] United Kingdom	K003087042		No
	[0776] United Kingdom	K003087050		No
	Robinson, B.L.; Schrenk, H. [231] Canada	K003907644		Yes
	Graells, M.P.	K003087173		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003086995		No
	Hunt, T.C. [251]	K003905534		Yes
	[5694] United Kingdom	K003087009		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087120		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003086993		No
	[5450] United Kingdom	K003087138		No
	[3] Ireland	K003087089		No
	s.coll.	K003087160		No
	[6217a] Isle of Man	K003087081		No
	s.coll. [s.n.]	K003905538		Yes
	[96] United Kingdom	K003087122		No
	[778] United Kingdom	K003087134		No
	[Kaiser Lanscan]	K003087149		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087049		No
	[1759] United Kingdom	K003087045		No
	Fernald, M.L.; Wiegand, K.M. [4467] Canada	K003907645		Yes
	[5967] United Kingdom	K003087129		No
	Bonnet, E.	K003087172		No
	[6026] United Kingdom	K003087128		No
	Hagelin, J.H. Sweden	K003087178		No
	Hariot, P.	K003087175		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087079		No
	[2236] United Kingdom	K003087074		No
	[1979] United Kingdom	K003087026		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087121		No
	[1219] United Kingdom	K003087006		No
	Neander, E. Sweden	K003087171		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087052		No
	Herrenkohl, P.; [R. Auter]	K003087156		No
	{Wm. Trelease} [965] Portugal	K003905531		Yes
	Palmgren, A. Finland	K003087168		No
	[1766] United Kingdom	K003087046		No
	[Beakacor]	K003087186		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087136		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087103		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087051		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087110		No
	[3499] United Kingdom	K003087077		No
	[1192B] Ireland	K003087086		No
	s.coll.	K003087185		No
	Lohammar, G.; Samuelsson, G. Sweden	K003087154		No
	Tiselius, G. Sweden	K003087179		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087013		No
	[1783] United Kingdom	K003087056		No
	[7025] United Kingdom	K003086990		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087112		Yes
	[737/2] United Kingdom	K003087132		No
	[953] Ireland	K003087095		No
	[26247] Ireland	K003087093		No
	Pin, C.	K003087183		No
	Trolander, A.S. Sweden	K003087147		No
	[1555] United Kingdom	K003087062		No
	Kjellmert, G. Sweden	K003087148		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087029		No
	[R. V. Murrey]	K003087170		No
	[882] United Kingdom	K003087008		No
	[1555] United Kingdom	K003087057		No
	s.coll. [s.n.] Portugal	K003905530		Yes
	s.coll. [650]	K003905537		Yes
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087065		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087027		No
	[11574] United Kingdom	K003087075		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087064		No
	Lehmann, C.B.	K003087161		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087113		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087032		No
	[2075] Isle of Man	K003087080		No
	[89454] United Kingdom	K003087070		No
	Arrhenius, J.	K003087163		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087014		No
	[s.n.] United Kingdom	K003087012		No
	[6286] Isle of Man	K003087082		No

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Potamogeton polygonifolius Pourr.

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Potamogeton polygonifolius Pourr.

Distribution

Native to:

Introduced into:

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

Kew's Tree of Life Explorer

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

Kew Backbone Distributions

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index External Link

Herbarium Catalogue (225 records)

Sources

Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

IUCN Categories

Kew Backbone Distributions

Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

Kew Science Photographs

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index