Potamogetonaceae
Horned pondweed
Zannichellia palustris
- Family
- Potamogetonaceae
- Genus
- Zannichellia
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Common names
By language (24)
- Arabic
- زانيكلية سبخية
- arz
- زانيكليه سبخيه
- Belarusian
- Занікелія балотная
- Bulgarian
- Блатна цаникелия
- Chinese
- 角果藻, 絲葛藻, 角茨藻
- Croatian
- Barska žabokrečina, Žabokrijek
- Czech
- Šejdračka bahenní
- Dutch
- Brede zannichellia, Brede zannichellia en zittende zannichellia, Gesteelde zannichellia, Zittende en Gesteelde zannichellia
- English
- Horned pondweed, Horned-pondweed
- Estonian
- Harilik hanehein
- Finnish
- Pikkuhaura
- French
- Zannichellie des marais
- German
- Sumpf-Teichfaden
- hsb
- Bahnowa drěstka
- Japanese
- イトクズモ
- Korean
- 뿔말
- Lithuanian
- Pelkinė vandensargė
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Vasskrans
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Småvasskrans
- Persian
- یال اسبی
- Polish
- Zamętnica błotna
- Russian
- Занникеллия болотная
- Swedish
- Hårsärv, Skaftsärv, Småsärv, Storsärv
- Welsh
- Llynwlyddyn corniog
Synonyms
- Algoides palustris Lunell
- Pelta palustris (L.) Dulac
- Zannichellia palustris var. palustris
- Zannichellia palustris var. rosenii (Wallman) K.Richt.
- Zannichellia polycarpa Nolte
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Christian Fischer, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 08:57, 22 October 2006, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.