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Internal ID UUID6440268f3576e147010650
Scientific name Potamogeton crispus
Authority L.
First published in Sp. Pl. : 126 (1753)

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Common products:
No confirmed commercial or industrial products are reported for Potamogeton crispus.

Industrial and craft applications:
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Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
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Colorants and tanning:
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Wood and fiber:
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Fragrance and cosmetics:
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Properties relevant to use:
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Standards and regulation:
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Sustainability and sourcing:
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Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Potamogeton concinnitus A.Benn. J. Bot. 46: 162 (1908)
Potamogeton austriacus Gand. Oesterr. Bot. Z. 31: 44 (1881)
Potamogeton rubrinaevus Gand. Oesterr. Bot. Z. 31: 44 (1881)
Potamogeton pallidior Gand. Oesterr. Bot. Z. 31: 43 (1881)
Potamogeton hohenackeri Gand. Oesterr. Bot. Z. 31: 43 (1881)
Potamogeton hungaricus Gand. Oesterr. Bot. Z. 31: 43 (1881)
Potamogeton notarisii Gand. Oesterr. Bot. Z. 31: 44 (1881)
Potamogeton leptophyllus Gand. Oesterr. Bot. Z. 31: 44 (1881)
Potamogeton macrorrhynchus Gand. Oesterr. Bot. Z. 31: 44 (1881)
Buccaferrea crispata Bubani Fl. Pyren. 4: 13 (1901)
Potamogeton crenulatus D.Don Prodr. Fl. Nepal. : 22 (1825)
Potamogeton crispatus Wallm. ex Rchb. Fl. Germ. Excurs. : 8 (1830)
Potamogeton lactucaceum Friche-Joset & Montandon Syn. Fl. Jura 305. 1856
Potamogeton serrulatus Opiz Flora 5: 267 (1822)
Potamogeton tuberosus Roxb. Fl. Ind. ed. 1832 , 1: 452 (1832)
Potamogeton crispus var. serrulatus (Opiz) Schrad. ex Rchb. Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv. 7: 18 1845
Potamogeton crispus var. najadoides Graebn. Pflanzenr. IV, 11: 100. 1907
Potamogeton crispus var. gemmifer Rchb. Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv. 7: 18 1845
Potamogeton crispus var. phialiensis Post Bull. Herb. Boissier 1: 409. 1893
Potamogeton rubricans Gand. Oesterr. Bot. Z. 31: 43 (1881)
Potamogeton crispus var. macrorrhynchus (Gand.) Asch. & Graebn. Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 1: 336. 1897
Potamogeton crispus var. serratus Gray Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 34 (1821 publ. 1822)
Potamogeton crispus var. obtusifolius Fieber Oekon.-Techn. Fl. Böhm. 2(1): 269 (1838)
Potamogeton crispus var. acutifolius Fieber Oekon.-Techn. Fl. Böhm. 2(1): 269 (1838)
Potamogeton crispus var. planifolius Klett & Richt. Fl. Leipzig : 162 (1830)
Potamogeton crispus var. sinuatus Fr. Novit. Fl. Suec. Alt. : 43 (1828)
Potamogeton lactucaceum Montandon Syn. Fl. Jura , ed. 2: 305 (1868)
Potamogeton crispus f. vulgaris Fieber Oekon.-Techn. Fl. Böhm. 2(1): 269 (1838)
Potamogeton crispus f. longifolius Fieber Oekon.-Techn. Fl. Böhm. 2(1): 269 (1838)
Potamogeton crispus f. angustifolius Fieber Oekon.-Techn. Fl. Böhm. 2(1): 269 (1838)
Potamogeton crispus f. latifolius Fieber Oekon.-Techn. Fl. Böhm. 2(1): 269 (1838)
Potamogeton crispus var. planifolius G.Mey. Chloris Han. : 523 (1836)
Potamogeton crispus var. laevis Merino Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 30: 171 (1901)
Potamogeton crispus subsp. angustifolius Gaudin Fl. Helv. 1: 476 (1828)
Potamogeton crispus f. serrulatus (Opiz) Schrad. ex Rchb. Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv. 7: 18 (1845)
Potamogeton crispus f. gemmifer Rchb. Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv. 7: 18 (1845)

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Language Common/alternative name
English curled pondweed
English curly pondweed
English curly-leaf pondweed
Spanish rizos de agua
Arabic لسان النهر مُجعد الأوراق
Arabic قريب النهر مُجعد الأوراق
Arabic جار النهر متموج الأوراق
Belarusian Урэчнік кучаравы
Bulgarian къдрав ръждавец
Catalan llapó fullat
Czech rdest kadeřavý
Welsh dyfrllys crych
German krauses laichkraut
Estonian kähar penikeel
Persian بارهنگ آبی فردار
Finnish poimuvita
French potamot crepu
French potamot crépu
French potamot à feuilles crépues
Hebrew נהרונית מסולסלת
Upper Sorbian krjózkata dróstnica
Italian brasca increspata
Japanese エビモ
Korean 말즘
Latvian krokainā glīvene
Norwegian Bokmål krustjønnaks
Dutch gekroesd fonteinkruid
Norwegian Nynorsk krustjønnaks
Polish rdestnica kędzierzawa
Romanian broscăriță creață
Russian рдест курчавый
Slovak červenavec kučeravý
Swedish krusnate
Ukrainian Рдесник кучерявий
Chinese 马藻
Chinese 虾藻
Chinese 菹草
Chinese 馬藻

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Native
  • Africa
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Ethiopia
      • Sudan
    • Northern Africa
      • Algeria
      • Egypt
      • Libya
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Malawi
      • Mozambique
      • Zambia
      • Zimbabwe
    • Southern Africa
      • Botswana
      • Cape Provinces
      • Free State
      • Kwazulu-Natal
      • Northern Provinces
      • Swaziland
  • Asia-temperate
    • Caucasus
      • North Caucasus
      • Transcaucasus
    • China
      • China North-central
      • China South-central
      • China Southeast
      • Inner Mongolia
      • Manchuria
      • Qinghai
      • Tibet
      • Xinjiang
    • Eastern Asia
      • Japan
      • Korea
      • Nansei-shoto
    • Middle Asia
      • Kazakhstan
      • Kirgizstan
      • Tadzhikistan
      • Turkmenistan
      • Uzbekistan
    • Mongolia
      • Mongolia
    • Russian Far East
      • Primorye
      • Sakhalin
    • Siberia
      • Altay
      • Buryatiya
      • Chita
      • Irkutsk
      • Krasnoyarsk
      • Tuva
      • West Siberia
    • Western Asia
      • Afghanistan
      • Iran
      • Iraq
      • Lebanon-Syria
      • Palestine
      • Sinai
      • Turkey
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Assam
      • Bangladesh
      • East Himalaya
      • India
      • Nepal
      • Pakistan
      • West Himalaya
    • Indo-China
      • Cambodia
      • Laos
      • Myanmar
      • Vietnam
    • Malesia
      • Sumatera
  • Australasia
    • Australia
      • Tasmania
    • New Zealand
      • New Zealand North
      • New Zealand South
  • Europe
    • Eastern Europe
      • Baltic States
      • Belarus
      • Central European Russia
      • East European Russia
      • Krym
      • North European Russia
      • Northwest European Russia
      • South European Russia
      • Ukraine
    • Middle Europe
      • Austria
      • Belgium
      • Czechoslovakia
      • Germany
      • Hungary
      • Netherlands
      • Poland
      • Switzerland
    • Northern Europe
      • Denmark
      • Finland
      • Great Britain
      • Ireland
      • Norway
      • Sweden
    • Southeastern Europe
      • Albania
      • Bulgaria
      • Greece
      • Italy
      • Romania
      • Sicilia
      • Turkey-in-Europe
      • Yugoslavia
    • Southwestern Europe
      • Baleares
      • Corse
      • France
      • Portugal
      • Sardegna
      • Spain
  • Northern America
    • Eastern Canada
      • Ontario
      • Québec
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Central
      • Mexico Southwest
    • North-central U.S.A.
      • Illinois
      • Iowa
      • Kansas
      • Minnesota
      • Missouri
      • Nebraska
      • Oklahoma
      • South Dakota
      • Wisconsin
    • Northeastern U.S.A.
      • Connecticut
      • Indiana
      • Maine
      • Massachusetts
      • Michigan
      • New Hampshire
      • New Jersey
      • New York
      • Ohio
      • Pennsylvania
      • Rhode Island
      • Vermont
      • West Virginia
    • Northwestern U.S.A.
      • Colorado
      • Oregon
      • Washington
      • Wyoming
    • South-central U.S.A.
      • New Mexico
      • Texas
    • Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Alabama
      • Arkansas
      • Delaware
      • District Of Columbia
      • Florida
      • Georgia
      • Kentucky
      • Louisiana
      • Maryland
      • North Carolina
      • Tennessee
      • Virginia
    • Southwestern U.S.A.
      • Arizona
      • California
      • Nevada
      • Utah
    • Western Canada
      • Alberta
      • British Columbia
      • Saskatchewan
  • Southern America
    • Caribbean
      • Cuba
    • Central America
      • Costa Rica
    • Southern South America
      • Argentina Northeast
    • Western South America
      • Colombia

Links to other databases Top

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000769780
Florida Plant Atlas 1752
Flora of Alabama 5167
Canadensys 8294
USDA Plants POCR3
Tropicos 26300085
INPN 115245
Flora of Italy 6721
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:323116-2
The Plant List kew-308529
PaleoBotany 13830
Open Tree Of Life 242996
Observations.org 7237
NCBI Taxonomy 55318
NBN Atlas NBNSYS0000002144
Nature Serve 2.145742
IUCN Red List 164434
IPNI 323116-2
iNaturalist 78707
GBIF 5301162
Freebase /m/0261vjc
WisFlora 4618
EPPO PTMCR
EOL 1115939
Elurikkus 6523
Calflora (Californian flora) 6806
USDA GRIN 400123
Wikipedia Potamogeton_crispus

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Accession Assembly
Name Level Submitter Released Coverage Size
GCA_965783375.2 laPotCris1.hap1.2 Chromosome WELLCOME SANGER INSTITUTE 2026-03-20 84 489.28 Mb

Scientific Literature Top

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Effects of mycorrhizal symbiosis and Ulva lactuca seaweed extract on growth, carbon/nitrogen metabolism, and antioxidant response in cadmium-stressed sorghum plant Kchikich A, Roussi Z, Krid A, Nhhala N, Ennoury A, Benmrid B, Kounnoun A, El Maadoudi M, Nhiri N, Mohamed N Physiol Mol Biol Plants 12-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11087393
doi:10.1007/s12298-024-01446-5
PMID:38737317
Nonchemical Aquatic Weed Control Methods: Exploring the Efficacy of UV-C Radiation as a Novel Weed Control Tool Udugamasuriyage D, Kahandawa G, Tennakoon KU Plants (Basel) 09-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11053894
doi:10.3390/plants13081052
PMID:38674461
Effect of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) on the growth and development of tobacco seedlings in absence of stress Dai J, Wen D, Li H, Yang J, Rao X, Yang Y, Yang J, Yang C, Yu J BMC Plant Biol 02-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10908218
doi:10.1186/s12870-024-04819-w
PMID:38429726
Selenium volatilization in plants, microalgae, and microorganisms Wang F, Zhang J, Xu L, Ma A, Zhuang G, Huo S, Zou B, Qian J, Cui Y Heliyon 11-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10881343
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e26023
PMID:38390045
Effects of Multiple Environmental Stressors on Zoobenthos Communities in Shallow Lakes: Evidence from a Mesocosm Experiment Xu X, Su G, Zhang P, Wang T, Zhao K, Zhang H, Huang J, Wang H, Kong X, Xu J, Zhang M Animals (Basel) 01-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10705673
doi:10.3390/ani13233722
PMID:38067073
Effects of Vegetation Types and Soil Properties on Regional Soil Carbon and Nitrogen in Salinized Reservoir Wetland, Northeast China Wang Y, Bao H, Kavana DJ, Li Y, Li X, Yan L, Xu W, Yu B Plants (Basel) 03-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10649285
doi:10.3390/plants12213767
PMID:37960123
Investigation of the Persistence, Toxicological Effects, and Ecological Issues of S-Triazine Herbicides and Their Biodegradation Using Emerging Technologies: A Review Ahmad S, Chandrasekaran M, Ahmad HW Microorganisms 13-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10609637
doi:10.3390/microorganisms11102558
PMID:37894216
Comparative Plastid Genome and Phylogenomic Analyses of Potamogeton Species Choi K, Hwang Y, Hong JK, Kang JS Genes (Basel) 07-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10606940
doi:10.3390/genes14101914
PMID:37895263
Morphological and transcriptomic responses/acclimations of erect‐type submerged macrophyte Hydrilla verticillata both at low‐light exposure and light recovery phases Guo Q, Gao Y, Song C, Zhang X, Wang G Ecol Evol 06-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10556543
doi:10.1002/ece3.10583
PMID:37809356
Physiological and Cellular Ultrastructural Responses of Sesuvium portulacastrum under Cd Stress Grown Hydroponically Uddin MM, Chen Z, Xu F, Huang L Plants (Basel) 25-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10574335
doi:10.3390/plants12193381
PMID:37836122
Carbon dioxide uptake in a eutrophic stratified reservoir: Freshwater carbon sequestration potential Sakaguchi J, Nakayama K, Komai K, Kubo A, Shimizu T, Omori J, Uno K, Fujii T Heliyon 20-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10520817
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e20322
PMID:37767477
Beyond taxonomic diversity patterns – investigating how α and β components of macrophyte functional diversity respond to environmental gradients in lotic ecosystems of Greece Stefanidis K, Oikonomou A, Dimitrellos G, Tsoukalas D, Papastergiadou E Front Plant Sci 08-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10514920
doi:10.3389/fpls.2023.1204383
PMID:37746009
Bioprospecting for Isoetes cangae Endophytes with Potential to Promote Plant Growth Santos DS, Pontes PV, Leite AM, Ferreira AL, de Souza M, Araujo TD, dos Santos HF, de Oliveira GC, Bitencourt JA, Cavalcanti AB, Martins RL, Esteves FD Int J Microbiol 21-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10462435
doi:10.1155/2023/5992113
PMID:37644978
Adaptive responses and transgenerational plasticity of a submerged plant to benthivorous fish disturbance Li F, Zuo Z, Zhao H, Yu W, Yu H, Yu D, Liu C Ecol Evol 31-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10390469
doi:10.1002/ece3.10398
PMID:37533969
Blue Light Enhances Cadmium Tolerance of the Aquatic Macrophyte Potamogeton crispus Wang S, Wang L, Zhang M, Li W, Xie Z, Huang W Plants (Basel) 17-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10383238
doi:10.3390/plants12142667
PMID:37514281

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