Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Lilianae > Order Alismatales > Family Potamogetonaceae > Genus Zannichellia > Aggregate Zannichellia palustris aggr.

Zannichellia palustris L.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Zannichellia*	L.	accepted genus name
*Zannichellia contorta*	(Desf.) Cham. & Schltdl.	taxonomically included in
*Zannichellia major*	(Hartm.) Rchb.	taxonomically included in
*Zannichellia melitensis*	Brullo, Giusso & Lanfr.	taxonomically included in
*Zannichellia obtusifolia*	Talavera, García-Mur. & H. Smit	taxonomically included in
*Zannichellia palustris aggr.*		taxonomically included in
*Zannichellia peltata*	Bertol.	taxonomically included in

Species group names

*Zannichellia dentata*	Willd.	heterotypic synonym
*Zannichellia palustris subsp. dentata*	(Willd.) Schübl. & G. Martens	heterotypic synonym
*Zannichellia palustris subsp. repens*	(Boenn.) Schübl. & G. Martens	heterotypic synonym
*Zannichellia repens*	Boenn.	heterotypic synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Basque: erseca belarra sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Finnish: pikkuhaura 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: hårsärv

Literature

nomenclatural reference	Sp. Pl.: 969. 1753

Genbank

Citation

Uotila, P. 2009+: Potamogetonaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/. Zannichellia palustris L. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/90fa016d-1df0-451b-b88b-3424ef60694c

Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Zannichellia palustris L. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:416222