Potamogetonaceae
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

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

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

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.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2002 Reuter, G.F. [s.n.] Spain K000203571 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll [1690] K003908368 Yes
s.coll. [116] K000203569 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hunt, T.C. [s.n.] Portugal K003905533 Yes
Heath, I.B. [410] Morocco K003905497 Yes
Warburg, E.F.; Tutin, T.G. [H489] K003905536 Yes
Godman, F.D. [s.n.] K003905535 Yes
Ruhsam, M. [DMR66] United Kingdom K001768294 Yes
Shaw, H.K.A. [1555] United Kingdom K003087058 No
s.coll. [650] K003905537 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003905538 Yes
Welwitsch, F.M.J. [s.n.] Switzerland K000203570 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003905529 Yes
Hunt, T.C. [251] K003905534 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Portugal K003905530 Yes
Bastard, T. [s.n.] France K000203568 Unknown Type Material Yes
{Wm. Trelease} [965] Portugal K003905531 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Shaw, H.K.A. [1979] United Kingdom K:SPC-18467.000 No
Clarke, C.B. [183] K003905527 Yes
Mandon, G. [233] K003905528 Yes
{Wm. Trelease} [963] K003905532 Yes

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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

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  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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