Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Lilianae > Order Alismatales > Family Potamogetonaceae > Genus Potamogeton

Potamogeton pusillus L.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Potamogeton*	L.	accepted genus name
*Potamogeton acutifolius*	Link	taxonomically included in
*Potamogeton alpinus*	Balb.	taxonomically included in
*Potamogeton berchtoldii*	Fieber	taxonomically included in
*Potamogeton coloratus*	Hornem.	taxonomically included in
*Potamogeton compressus*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Potamogeton crispus*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Potamogeton epihydrus*	Raf.	taxonomically included in
*Potamogeton friesii*	Rupr.	taxonomically included in
*Potamogeton gramineus*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Potamogeton lucens*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Potamogeton natans*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Potamogeton nodosus*	Poir.	taxonomically included in
*Potamogeton obtusifolius*	Mert. & W. D. J. Koch	taxonomically included in
*Potamogeton perfoliatus*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Potamogeton polygonifolius*	Pourr.	taxonomically included in
*Potamogeton praelongus*	Wulfen	taxonomically included in
*Potamogeton pusillus*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Potamogeton rutilus*	Wolfg.	taxonomically included in
*Potamogeton sarmaticus*	Mäemets	taxonomically included in
*Potamogeton schweinfurthii*	A. W. Benn.	taxonomically included in
*Potamogeton sibiricus*	A. W. Benn.	taxonomically included in
*Potamogeton trichoides*	Cham. & Schltdl.	taxonomically included in

Species group names

*Potamogeton gracilis*	Fr.	heterotypic synonym; nom. illeg.
*Potamogeton panormitanus*	Biv.	heterotypic synonym
*Potamogeton skvortsovii*	Klinkova	heterotypic synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Finnish: hentovita sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS

Swedish: spädnate

Literature

basis of record	PESI - Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
nomenclatural reference	Sp. Pl.: 127. 1753

Genbank

Citation

Uotila, P. 2009+: Potamogetonaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/. Potamogeton pusillus L. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/80d210cd-c174-4ca2-8730-e6567c117e4f

WoRMS (2025). Potamogeton pusillus L. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=593116