Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Lilianae > Order Alismatales > Family Hydrocharitaceae > Genus Hydrilla

Hydrilla verticillata (L. f.) Royle

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Hydrilla*	Rich.	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Serpicula verticillata*	L. f.	basionym
*Serpicula verticillata*	L. f.	homotypic synonym
*Hydrilla lithuanica*	(Besser) Dandy	heterotypic synonym
*Udora lithuanica*	Besser	heterotypic synonym
*Udora occidentalis*	W. D. J. Koch	heterotypic synonym
*Elodea nuttallii*	auct. brit.	misapplied name

Vernaculars (+) (-)

English: Hydrilla; Irish Hydrilla sources: Nash, Roisin (FaEu - Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd (Ecoserve))

English-United States: Hydrilla; Irish Hydrilla sources: Charles Hussey

Galician: Ilphéistín fáinneach

German: Quirlblättrige Grundnessel sources: Germany PESI focal point

Irish: Ilphéistín fáinneach sources: Nash, Roisin (FaEu - Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd (Ecoserve))

Lithuanian: menturlapė ežerutė sources: Lithuanian PESI focal point

Russian: гидрилла мутовчатая sources: Russian PESI focal point

Welsh: ffugalaw gwelw

Literature

nomenclatural reference	Royle, Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. 1839.

Genbank

Citation

Uotila, P. (2009): Hydrocharitaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Hydrilla verticillata (L. f.) Royle. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at http://ww2.bgbm.org/euroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?UUID=74F99013-9E5D-4ABD-B6F2-05826C20BE81