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Potamogetonaceae

Fen pondweed

Potamogeton coloratus Hornem.

Family
Potamogetonaceae
Genus
Potamogeton

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Fen pondweed: Potamogeton coloratus
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Common names

By language (11)
Czech
Rdest zbarvený
Danish
Vejbredvandaks, Vejbred-vandaks
Dutch
Weegbreefonteinkruid
English
Fen pondweed
Finnish
Lähdevita
French
Potamot Coloré, Potamot des tourbières alcalines
German
Gefärbtes Laichkraut
Hungarian
Színes békaszőlő
Polish
Rdestnica zabarwiona
Swedish
Källnate
Welsh
Dyfrllys y gors galchog

Synonyms

  • Buccaferrea hornemannii (G.Mey.) Bubani
  • Potamogeton alpinus subsp. subflavus (Loret & Barrandon) Graebn.
  • Potamogeton coloratus subsp. subflavus (Loret & Barrandon) O.Bolòs & Vigo
  • Potamogeton coloratus subsp. subflavus (Loret & Barrandon) Nyman
  • Potamogeton coloratus var. helodes (Dumort.) A.Benn.
  • Potamogeton coloratus var. jamaicensis Griseb.
  • Potamogeton coloratus var. natans Rouy
  • Potamogeton coloratus var. siculus Nyman
  • Potamogeton helodes Dumort.
  • Potamogeton hornemannii G.Mey.
  • Potamogeton natans var. coloratus (Hornem.) Fiori & Paol.
  • Potamogeton plantagineus Du Croz ex Roem. & Schult.
  • Potamogeton plantagineus f. terrestris Tiselius
  • Potamogeton plantagineus f. terrestris Tiselius ex Hagstr.
  • Potamogeton plantagineus var. intermedius Gaudin
  • Potamogeton plantagineus var. jamaicensis Griseb.
  • Potamogeton plantagineus var. minor Gaudin
  • Potamogeton plantagineus var. rotundifolius Mert. & W.D.J.Koch
  • Potamogeton polygonifolius subsp. coloratus (Hornem.) Gosselman
  • Potamogeton rufescens subsp. helodes (Dumort.) K.Richt.
  • Potamogeton siculus Tineo ex Guss.
  • Potamogeton siculus prol. subflavus (Loret & Barrandon) Rouy
  • Potamogeton siculus subsp. subflavus (Loret & Barrandon) P.Fourn.
  • Potamogeton subflavus Loret & Barrandon

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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). About our plant data.