Potamogetonaceae
Grass-wrack pondweed
Potamogeton compressus
- Family
- Potamogetonaceae
- Genus
- Potamogeton
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Common names
By language (16)
- Belarusian
- Урэчнік поясалісты
- Chinese
- 扁茎眼子菜, 扁莖眼子菜, 酸水草
- Czech
- Rdest smáčknutý
- Danish
- Bændelvandaks
- Dutch
- Plat fonteinkruid
- English
- Grass-wrack pondweed
- Estonian
- Lapik penikeel
- Finnish
- Litteävita
- French
- Potamot à tiges comprimées
- German
- Flachstängeliges Laichkraut, Flachstengeliges Lauchkraut, Flachstängliges Laichkraut, Flachstengeliges Laichkraut
- Icelandic
- Sverðnykra
- Latvian
- Plakanā glīvene
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Bendeltjønnaks
- Polish
- Rdestnica ściśniona
- Swedish
- Bandnate
- Welsh
- Dyfrllys cywasg
Synonyms
- Potamogeton acutifolius Hornem.
- Potamogeton acutifolius f. major (Fieber) Rchb.
- Potamogeton acutifolius var. major Fieber
- Potamogeton complanatus Willd.
- Potamogeton compressus var. acutus Schltdl.
- Potamogeton compressus var. dimidius Crép.
- Potamogeton compressus var. obtusus Schltdl.
- Potamogeton crispus var. major Gray
- Potamogeton crispus var. oppositifolius Gray
- Potamogeton cuspidatus Schrad.
- Potamogeton monoginus Miki
- Potamogeton reflexus A.Benn.
- Potamogeton zosterifolius Schumach.
- Potamogeton zosterifolius f. magnus Tiselius
- Potamogeton zosterifolius f. selenocarpus Hagstr.
- Potamogeton zosterifolius var. americanus A.Benn.
- Potamogeton zosterifolius var. minor Hook.
- Potamogeton zosterophyllus Dumort.
- Spirillus zosterifolius (Schumach.) Nieuwl.
Photos
Photo: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 08:42, 1 November 2006, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: KP Laer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
More in Potamogeton
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- Curled pondweedPotamogeton crispusPotamogetonaceae
- Claspingleaf pondweedPotamogeton perfoliatusPotamogetonaceae
- Shining pondweedPotamogeton lucensPotamogetonaceae
- Bog pondweedPotamogeton polygonifoliusPotamogetonaceae
- Long-stalked pondweedPotamogeton praelongusPotamogetonaceae
- Alpine pondweedPotamogeton alpinusPotamogetonaceae
- Variableleaf pondweedPotamogeton gramineusPotamogetonaceae
- Loddon pondweedPotamogeton nodosusPotamogetonaceae
- Blunt-leaved pondweedPotamogeton obtusifoliusPotamogetonaceae
- Small pondweedPotamogeton pusillusPotamogetonaceae
- Sharp-leaved pondweedPotamogeton acutifoliusPotamogetonaceae
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.