Potamogeton

Accepted species 174 Documented here 39 Family Potamogetonaceae

Accepted species 174 in this genus

Every accepted species in the genus is listed. A name links to its page when we hold at least three commercially licensed photographs of it. Where we do not, the row shows how many we actually found, which is usually none.

SpeciesAuthority Usable photographsPage
Potamogeton crispus L. 585 documented
Potamogeton perfoliatus L. 446 documented
Potamogeton natans L. 433 documented
Potamogeton nodosus Poir. 280 documented
Potamogeton lucens L. 208 documented
Potamogeton richardsonii Rydb. 157 documented
Potamogeton cheesemanii A.Benn. 124 documented
Potamogeton epihydrus Raf. 116 documented
Potamogeton amplifolius Tuck. 95 documented
Potamogeton gramineus L. 89 documented
Potamogeton alpinus Balb. 88 documented
Potamogeton zosteriformis Fernald 77 documented
Potamogeton pusillus L. 69 documented
Potamogeton praelongus Wulfen 50 documented
Potamogeton illinoensis Morong 40 documented
Potamogeton obtusifolius Mert. & W.D.J.Koch 32 documented
Potamogeton polygonifolius Pourr. 30 documented
Potamogeton robbinsii Oakes 27 documented
Potamogeton trichoides Cham. & Schltdl. 24 documented
Potamogeton schweinfurthii A.Benn. 23 documented
Potamogeton spirillus Tuck. 23 documented
Potamogeton wrightii Morong 23 documented
Potamogeton compressus L. 21 documented
Potamogeton foliosus Raf. 20 documented
Potamogeton vaseyi J.W.Robbins 19 documented
Potamogeton berchtoldii Fieber 16 documented
Potamogeton octandrus Poir. 16 documented
Potamogeton strictifolius A.Benn. 16 documented
Potamogeton suboblongus Hagstr. 16 documented
Potamogeton diversifolius Raf. 14 documented
Potamogeton hillii Morong 13 documented
Potamogeton friesii Rupr. 9 documented
Potamogeton ochreatus Raoul 6 documented
Potamogeton confervoides Rchb. 5 documented
Potamogeton bicupulatus Fernald 4 documented
Potamogeton oakesianus J.W.Robbins 4 documented
Potamogeton acutifolius Link 3 documented
Potamogeton linguatus Hagstr. 3 documented
Potamogeton pulcher Tuck. 3 documented
Potamogeton coloratus Hornem. 3 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton tricarinatus F.Muell. & A.Benn. 1 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × absconditus Z.Kaplan, Fehrer & Hellq. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × aemulans Z.Kaplan, Hellq. & Fehrer 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × anguillanus Koidz. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × angustifolius J.Presl 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × apertus Miki 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × attenuatus Hagstr. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × belorussicus D.Dubovik 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × bennettii Fryer 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × billupsii Fryer 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × biwaensis Miki 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × cadburyae Dandy & G.Taylor 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × clandestinus A.A.Bobrov, Zalewska-Gal. & Chemeris 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × cognatus Asch. & Graebn. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × confinis Hagstr. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × cooperi (Fryer) Fryer 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × drepanoides Z.Kaplan 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × exilis Z.Kaplan & Uotila 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × faurei (A.Benn.) Miki 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × faxonii Morong 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × fluitans Roth 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × franconicus G.Fisch. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × gessnacensis G.Fisch. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × griffithii A.Benn. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × grovesii Dandy & G.Taylor 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × hagstromii A.Benn. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × haynesii Hellq. & G.E.Crow 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × heslop-harrisonii W.A.Clark 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × inbaensis Kadono 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × jacobsii Z.Kaplan, Fehrer & Hellq. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × jutlandicus Zalewska-Gal. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × kamogawaensis Miki 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × kaplanii Kottaim. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × khuzestanicus S.Abbasi, Afsharz. & Dinarvand 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × kyushuensis Kadono & Wiegleb 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × lanceolatifolius (Tiselius) C.D.Preston 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × lanceolatus Sm. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × leptocephalus Koidz. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × lintonii Fryer 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × luxurians Z.Kaplan 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × maemetsiae Zalewska-Gal. & Ronikier 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × mariensis Papch. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × mucronulatus (G.Fisch.) Papch. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × mysticus Morong 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × navicularis Hagstr. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × nericius Hagstr. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × nervigerus Wolfg. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × nitens Weber 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × nomotoensis Kadono & T.Nog. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × ogdenii Hellq. & R.L.Hilton 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × olivaceus Baagøe 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × orientalis Hagstr. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × philippinensis A.Benn. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × prussicus Hagstr. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × pseudofriesii Dandy & G.Taylor 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × pseudosarmaticus Papch. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × rectifolius A.Benn. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × ripensis Baagøe 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × rivularis Gillot 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × salicifolius Wolfg. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × saxonicus Hagstr. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × schreberi G.Fisch. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × scoliophyllus Hagstr. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × serrulifer Z.Kaplan 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × sparganiifolius Laest. ex Fr. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × spathulatus Schrad. ex W.D.J.Koch & Ziz 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × spathuliformis (J.W.Robbins) Morong 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × subrufus Hagstr. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × subsessilis Hagstr. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × sudermanicus Hagstr. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × torssandri (Tiselius) Dörfl. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × tosaensis Kadono, Horii & T.Yaman. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × undulatus Wolfg. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × variifolius Thore 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × vepsicus A.A.Bobrov & Chemeris 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × versicolor Z.Kaplan, Hellq. & Fehrer 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton × yamagataensis Kadono & Wiegleb 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton anguillanus Koidz. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton antaicus Hagstr. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton australiensis A.Benn. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton biformis Hagstr. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton chamissoi A.Benn. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton chongyangensis W.X.Wang 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton cristatus Regel & Maack 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton delavayi A.Benn. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton dentatus Hagstr. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton distinctus A.Benn. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton drummondii Benth. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton ferrugineus Hagstr. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton floridanus Small 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton fluitans Roth 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton fontigenus Y.H.Guo, X.Z.Sun & H.Q.Wang 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton fryeri A.Benn. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton gayi A.Benn. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton gessnacensis G.Fisch. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton groenlandicus Hagstr. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton heterocaulis Z.S.Diao 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton hoggarensis Dandy 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton kashiensis Z.S.Diao 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton lacunatifolius Papch. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton maackianus A.Benn. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton mandschuriensis (A.Benn.) A.Benn. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton marianensis Cham. & Schltdl. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton maritima L. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton montevidensis A.Benn. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton montezumawellensis Ricketson, G.M.Ricketson & Greenawalt 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton orientalis Hagstr. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton oxyphyllus Miq. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton papuanicus G.Wiegleb 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton paramoanus R.R.Haynes & Holm-Niels. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton parmatus Hagstr. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton parvifolius Buchenau 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton polygonus Cham. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton punense A.Galán 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton quinquenervius Hagstr. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton richardii Solms 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton rutilus Wolfg. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton salicifolius Wolfg. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton sarmaticus Mäemets 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton sclerocarpus K.Schum. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton sibiricus A.Benn. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton skvortsovii Klinkova 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton solomonensis G.Wiegleb 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton spirilliformis Hagstr. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton stenostachys K.Schum. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton sulcatus A.Benn. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton sumatranus Miq. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton tennesseensis Fernald 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton tenuicaulis F.Muell. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton tepperi A.Benn. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton tubulatus Hagstr. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton ulei K.Schum. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton uruguayensis A.Benn. & Graebn. 0 below the evidence gate
Potamogeton xinganensis Ma 0 below the evidence gate

Why some species have no pagethe gate

This site is commercial, so it can only publish photographs licensed for commercial use. Roughly three quarters of the photographs on iNaturalist are CC BY-NC, which excludes them. A species needs at least three usable photographs before we will build it a page, because a page with one picture and no traits tells you nothing you could not get from a search result, and generating hundreds of thousands of those is precisely the practice that got the previous version of this site deleted.

So the species above without a link are not errors and they are not omissions. They are real, accepted plants that we cannot yet document to the standard we hold ourselves to, and the count in the photographs column is exactly how far short we fall.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. Accepted names, authorities, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. Photograph counts, restricted to CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA. Retrieved 2026-06-27.