Potamogetonaceae
Pondweed
Potamogeton distinctus
- Family
- Potamogetonaceae
- Genus
- Potamogeton
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 异匙叶藻, 異匙葉藻, 眼子菜, 共匙眼子草, 泉生眼子菜, 眼子菜根, 鸭子草
- English
- Pondweed
- Japanese
- ヒルムシロ, 蛭筵
- Korean
- 가래
Synonyms
- Potamogeton alatus Koidz.
- Potamogeton digynus Wall.
- Potamogeton distinctus var. lishuiensis M.R.Zhu & W.Y.Xie
- Potamogeton distinctus var. tonkinensis (E.G.Camus) V.C.Vu ex Aver.
- Potamogeton franchetii A.Benn.
- Potamogeton longipetiolatus E.G.Camus
- Potamogeton malaianus var. tenuior Miq.
- Potamogeton natans f. indicus Miq.
- Potamogeton perversus A.Benn.
- Potamogeton tonkinensis E.G.Camus
Photos
Photo: Ruppia2000, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Show_ryu, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Potamogeton
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- 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.