Podostemaceae
Hornleaf riverweed
Podostemum ceratophyllum
- Family
- Podostemaceae
- Genus
- Podostemum
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- بدوستمون قرني الأوراق
- English
- Hornleaf riverweed
Synonyms
- Lacis ceratophylla (Michx.) Bong.
- Podostemum abrotanoides Nutt.
- Podostemum ceratophyllum f. abrotanoides (Nutt.) Fassett
- Podostemum ceratophyllum f. chondroides Fassett
- Podostemum ceratophyllum var. abrotanoides (Nutt.) Wedd.
- Podostemum ceratophyllum var. ceratophyllum
- Podostemum ceratophyllum var. circumvallatum P.Royen
- Podostemum ceratophyllum var. fluitans Wedd.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: jillllybean, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: jillllybean, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.