Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderAlismatales
FamilyPotamogetonaceae
GenusPotamogeton
Scientific name with authorshipPotamogeton gramineus L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Potamogeton argutulus Hagstr.Potamogeton argutulus f. puyensis Hagstr.Potamogeton augustani BellardiPotamogeton augustanus Balb.Potamogeton biformoides Papch.Potamogeton borealis Kihlm.Potamogeton crassipes Kit.Potamogeton crassipes Kit. ex Cham. & Schlecht.Potamogeton delicatulus Bertol.Potamogeton distachyus BellardiPotamogeton falcatus FryerPotamogeton filiformis PurshPotamogeton filiformis Pursh ex Tuck.Potamogeton gracilis Wolfg.Potamogeton gramineus f. angermanicus TiseliusPotamogeton gramineus f. angustifolius TiseliusPotamogeton gramineus f. angustifolius Tiselius ex Hagstr.Potamogeton gramineus f. fluctuans (Tiselius ex Fryer) Hagstr.Potamogeton gramineus f. gramineusPotamogeton gramineus f. jemtlandicus TiseliusPotamogeton gramineus f. longipedunculatus (Mérat) HousePotamogeton gramineus f. marinus TiseliusPotamogeton gramineus f. maximus (Morong) HousePotamogeton gramineus f. maximus MorongPotamogeton gramineus f. maximus Morong ex BennettPotamogeton gramineus f. myriophyllus (J.W.Robbins) HousePotamogeton gramineus f. ovatifolius TiseliusPotamogeton gramineus f. septentrionalis (Tiselius) Hagstr.Potamogeton gramineus f. sinuensis TiseliusPotamogeton gramineus f. stagnalis (Fr.) Hagstr.Potamogeton gramineus f. terrestris (Schltdl.) D.S.Carp.Potamogeton gramineus f. wolfgangii (Kihlm.) Hagstr.Potamogeton gramineus subsp. heterophyllus (Schreb.) K.Richt.Potamogeton gramineus subsp. heterophyllus (Schreb.) Schinz & Thell.Potamogeton gramineus subsp. unranked Fr.Potamogeton gramineus subsp. wolfgangii (Kihlm.) NymanPotamogeton gramineus var. boreale Laest.Potamogeton gramineus var. curvifolius Laest.Potamogeton gramineus var. debilis TiseliusPotamogeton gramineus var. fluctuans (Tiselius ex Fryer) TiseliusPotamogeton gramineus var. fluviatilis Fr.Potamogeton gramineus var. gramineusPotamogeton gramineus var. graminifolius Fr.Potamogeton gramineus var. heterophyllus (Schreb.) Fr.Potamogeton gramineus var. hybridus (Petagna) Asch.Potamogeton gramineus var. lacustris Farw.Potamogeton gramineus var. lacustris Fr.Potamogeton gramineus var. longipedunculatus (Mérat) Farw.Potamogeton gramineus var. maximus MorongPotamogeton gramineus var. maximus Morong ex A.Benn.Potamogeton gramineus var. minimus (Morong) Graebn.Potamogeton gramineus var. myriophyllus J.W.RobbinsPotamogeton gramineus var. nigrescens (Fr.) Hagstr.Potamogeton gramineus var. parvifolius Farw.Potamogeton gramineus var. riparius Fr.Potamogeton gramineus var. septentrionalis TiseliusPotamogeton gramineus var. stagnalis Fr.Potamogeton gramineus var. stenophyllus G.Mey.Potamogeton gramineus var. terrestris Fr.Potamogeton gramineus var. typicus OgdenPotamogeton gramineus var. wolfgangii (Kihlm.) Hagstr.Potamogeton graminifolius (Fr.) BenköPotamogeton graminifolius H. & J.GrovesPotamogeton heterophyllus Schreb.Potamogeton heterophyllus Torr.Potamogeton heterophyllus f. gramineus (L.) Rchb.Potamogeton heterophyllus f. graminifolius (Fr.) MorongPotamogeton heterophyllus f. longipedunculatus (Mérat) MorongPotamogeton heterophyllus f. maximus MorongPotamogeton heterophyllus f. minimus MorongPotamogeton heterophyllus f. myriophyllus (J.W.Robbins) MorongPotamogeton heterophyllus var. elongatus Mert. & W.D.J.KochPotamogeton heterophyllus var. fluctuans TiseliusPotamogeton heterophyllus var. fluctuans Tiselius ex FryerPotamogeton heterophyllus var. foliosus Mert. & W.D.J.KochPotamogeton heterophyllus var. gramineus (L.) Rchb.Potamogeton heterophyllus var. graminifolius (Fr.) S.Watson & J.M.Coult.Potamogeton heterophyllus var. latifolius Mert. & W.D.J.KochPotamogeton heterophyllus var. major MorongPotamogeton heterophyllus var. paucifolius (Opiz) Mert. & W.D.J.KochPotamogeton heterophyllus var. paucifolius Wimm. & Grab.Potamogeton heterophyllus var. terrestris Schltdl.Potamogeton hybridus PetagnaPotamogeton lanceolatus Poir.Potamogeton lanciformis Roem. & Schult.Potamogeton latifolius SlobodaPotamogeton lonchites Tuck.Potamogeton longipedunculatus MératPotamogeton nigrescens Fr.Potamogeton oblongifolius Hook.f.Potamogeton palustris Teesd.Potamogeton paucifolius OpizPotamogeton proteus subsp. heterophyllus (Schreb.) Cham. & Schltdl.Potamogeton proteus var. heterophyllus (Schreb.) Cham. & Schltdl., 1827Potamogeton rufescens subsp. nigrescens (Fr.) NymanPotamogeton seemenii Asch. & Graebn.Potamogeton spathiformis Tuck.Potamogeton spathiformis Tuck. ex A.GrayPotamogeton varians Morong ex FryerPotamogeton wolfgangii Kihlm.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier323120-2
Use codesEU ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.