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

Zannichellia major (Hartm.) Rchb.

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 palustris var. major*	Hartm.	basionym
*Zannichellia palustris subsp. major*	(Hartm.) Ooststr. & Reichg.	homotypic synonym
*Zannichellia palustris subsp. polycarpa*	(Rchb.) K. Richt.	heterotypic synonym
*Zannichellia polycarpa*	Rchb.	heterotypic synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Finnish: isohaura 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: storsärv

Literature

basis of record	PESI - Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
nomenclatural reference	in Mössler, Handb. Gewächsk., ed. 2, 3: 1591. 1829

Genbank

Citation

Uotila, P. 2009+: Potamogetonaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/. Zannichellia major (Hartm.) Rchb. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/c74e0146-f07f-4238-850e-2fd8ed713f4b

WoRMS (2025). Zannichellia major (Hartm.) Rchb. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=715997