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The genus Potamogeton is in the family Potamogetonaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Potamogeton

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See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name	Status	Confi­dence level	Source
Potamogeton acutifolius Link ex Roem. & Schult.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton alpinus Balb.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton amplifolius Tuck.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton × anguillanus Koidz.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton × angustifolius J.Presl	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton antaicus Hagstr.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton × apertus Miki	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton × argutulus Hagstr.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton × attenuatus Hagstr.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton australiensis A.Benn.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton × babingtonii A.Benn.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton berchtoldii Fieber	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton bicupulatus Fernald	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton biformis Hagstr.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton × billupsii Fryer	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton brasiliensis A.Benn.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton × cadburyae Dandy & G.Taylor	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton chamissoi A.Benn.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton cheesemanii A.Benn.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton chongyangensis W.X.Wang	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton clystocarpus Fernald	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton × cognatus Asch. & Graebn.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton coloratus Hornem.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton compressus L.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton confervoides Rchb.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton × cooperi (Fryer) Fryer	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton crispus L.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton cristatus Regel & Maack	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton delavayi A.Benn.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton distinctus A.Benn.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton diversifolius Raf.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton drummondii Benth.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton dunicola Tur	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton epihydrus Raf.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton × faurei (A.Benn.) Miki	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton faxonii Morong	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton ferrugineus Hagstr.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton floridanus Small	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton × fluitans Roth	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton foliosus Raf.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton fontigenus Y.H.Guo, X.Z.Sun & H.Q.Wang	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton × franconicus G.Fisch.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton friesii Rupr.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton fryeri A.Benn.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton gayi A.Benn.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton × gessnacensis G.Fisch.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton gramineus L.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton × griffithii A.Benn.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton × grovesii Dandy & G.Taylor	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton hagstromii A.Benn.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton × haynesii Hellq. & G.E.Crow	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton hillii Morong	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton hoggarensis Dandy	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton illinoensis Morong	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton intortusifolius J.B.He, L.Y.Zhou & H.Q.Wang	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton iriomotensis Masam.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton juzepczukii P.I.Dorof. & Tzvelev	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton × kamogawaensis Miki	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton × kyushuensis Kadono & Wiegleb	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton × lanceolatifolius (Tiselius) C.D.Preston	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton × lanceolatus Sm.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton leptanthus Y.D.Chen	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton × leptocephalus Koidz.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton linguatus Hagstr.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton × lintonii Fryer	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton lucens L.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton maackianus A.Benn.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton × malainoides Miki	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton mandschuriensis (A.Benn.) A.Benn.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton marianensis Cham. & Schltdl.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton × mariensis Papch.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton montevidensis A.Benn.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton × mysticus Morong	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton nanus Y.D.Chen	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton natans L.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton × nericius Hagstr.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton × nerviger Wolfg.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton × nitens Weber	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton nodosus Poir.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton nomotoensis Kadono & T.Nog.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton oakesianus J.W.Robbins	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton obtusifolius Mert. & W.D.J.Koch	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton ochreatus Raoul	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton octandrus Poir.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton ogdenii Hellq. & R.L.Hilton	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton × olivaceus Baagøe ex G.Fisch.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton × orientalis Hagstr.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton oxyphyllus Miq.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton papuanicus G.Wiegleb	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton paramoanus R.R.Haynes & Holm-Niels.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton parmatus Hagstr.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton pedersenii Tur	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton perfoliatus L.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton × philippinensis A.Benn.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton polygonifolius Pourr.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton praelongus Wulfen	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton × prussicus Hagstr.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton × pseudofriesii Dandy & G.Taylor	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton pseudopolygonus Hagstr.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton pulcher Tuck.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton punense A. Galán	Accepted		TRO
Potamogeton pusillus L.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton quinquenervius Hagstr.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton × rectifolius A.Benn.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton reniacoensis Sparre	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton richardii Solms	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton richardsonii (A.Benn.) Rydb.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton robbinsii Oakes	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton rutilus Wolfg.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton × salicifolius Wolfg.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton sarmaticus Mäemets	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton × schreberi G.Fisch.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton schweinfurthii A.Benn.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton sclerocarpus K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton × scoliophyllus Hagstr.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton sibiricus A.Benn.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton skvortsovii Klinkova	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton solomonensis G.Wiegleb	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton × sparganiifolius Laest. ex Fr.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton × spathulatus Schrad. ex W.D.J.Koch & Ziz	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton spathuliformis (J.W. Robbins) Morong	Accepted		TRO
Potamogeton spirilliformis Hagstr.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton spirillus Tuck.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton stenostachys K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton strictifolius A.Benn.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton suboblongus Hagstr.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton × subsessilis Hagstr.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton × sudermanicus Hagstr.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton sulcatus A.Benn.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton tennesseensis Fernald	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton tepperi A.Benn.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton tricarinatus F.Muell. & A.Benn.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton trichoides Cham. & Schltdl.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton tubulatus Hagstr.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton ulei K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton × undulatus Wolfg.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton uruguayensis A.Benn. & Graebn.	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton × vaginans (Bojer ex A. Benn.) Hagstr.	Accepted		TRO
Potamogeton × varians Morong	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton × variifolius Thore	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton vaseyi J.W.Robbins	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton × vepsicus A.A.Bobrov & Chemeris	Accepted		WCSP
Potamogeton wrightii Morong	Accepted		WCSP

Statistics

The Plant List includes 567 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Potamogeton. Of these 143 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 351 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Potamogeton. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 567 species names for the genus Potamogeton recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	143	25.2%
◕	Synonym	320	56.4%
◕	Unplaced	100	17.6%
◕	Unassessed	4	0.7%

All names

The status of the 918 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Potamogeton recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	151	16.4%
◕	Synonym	663	72.2%
◕	Unplaced	100	10.9%
◕	Unassessed	4	0.4%

Of these names,

• 6 are recorded as invalid
• 40 are recorded as illegitimate

A further 2 name records indicate where names have been misapplied.

The confidence with which the status of the 567 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Potamogeton, are assigned as follows:

	Confidence level	Accepted	Synonym	Unplaced	Unassessed	Total
	High confidence	140	312	0	0	452	79.7%
	Medium confidence	3	8	0	0	11	1.9%
	Low confidence	0	0	100	4	104	18.3%

The source of the species name record found in The Plant List for the genus Potamogeton, are as follows: