Potamogetonaceae
Potamogeton

Potamogeton epihydrus Raf.

First published in Med. Repos., ser. 2, 5: 354 (1808)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Canada to U.S.A., N. Great Britain. It is a hydrosubshrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Great Britain, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Labrador, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Jones, R.L. (2005). Plant life of Kentucky. An illustrated guide to the vascular flora: 1-833. The universitry press of Kentucky.
  • Kaplan, Z. & Reveal, J.L. (2013). Taxonomic identity and typification of selected names of North American Potamogetonaceae. Brittonia 65: 452-468.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Leon, H. (1946). Flora de Cuba 1: 1-441. Cultural S. A., La Habana.
  • Les, D.H., Les, A.M. & King, U.M. (2015). Najas flexilis (Hydrocharitaceae) in Alaska: a reassessment. Rhodora. Journal of the New England Botanical Club 117: 354-370.
  • Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Werier, D. (2017). Catalogue of the Vascular plants of New York state. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 27: 1-542. New York Botanical Garden.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2000). Flora of North America North of Mexico 22: 1-352. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Jones, R.L. (2005). Plant life of Kentucky. An illustrated guide to the vascular flora: 1-833. The universitry press of Kentucky.
  • Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Rowlee, W.W. [s.n] United States K001609809 Yes
Burnham, S.H. [s.n] United States K001609811 Yes
Hitchcock, R. [11166] United States K001609816 Yes
Muenscher, W.C.; Maguire, B. [764] United States Potamogeton epihydrus var. nuttallii K001609830 Yes
Muenscher, W.C.; Maguire, B. [764] United States Potamogeton epihydrus var. nuttallii K001609831 Yes
Eames, A.J.; Wiegand, K.M. [9098] United States Potamogeton epihydrus var. typicus K001609826 Yes
Jan 1, 2002 Nuttall [s.n.] Northern America Potamogeton nuttallii K000099827 Type Yes
Tuckerman, E. [s.n.] United States Potamogeton nuttallii K000203545 Unknown Type Material Yes
Tuckerman, E. [s.n.] United States Potamogeton nuttallii K000203546 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • 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/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • 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/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0