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Zannichellia palustris L.

Horned Pondweed

Potamogetonaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Potamogetonaceae (Pondweed family)
Genus: Zannichellia (Horned Pondweed)

Synonyms

Zannichellia palustris
Zannichellia dentata
Zannichellia palustris subsp. dentata
Zannichellia palustris subsp. repens
Zannichellia repens

Related species

Zannichellia palustris agg.
Zannichellia palustris L. - Horned Pondweed
Zannichellia pedunculata Rchb.

Traits


    Submerged aquatic plant, mostly in freshwater. inflorescence: axillary, submerged, also during flowering, few flowered, often also without flowers. flowers: unisexual. styli: more than 0.5‑times as long as the fruitlets. ♀‑flowers: cup-shaped. ♂‑flowers: without peri...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Zannichellia palustris

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Zannichellia palustris

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Zannichellia palustris

Zannichellia palustris

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • waters, riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds, salt marshes

  • in nutritious, wet, periodically flooded, occasionally saline habitats

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