Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 126 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in Europae lacubus fluviisque argillosis."

Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 343 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (24 October 1854), Second general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the Colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 16 [secondary reference]

Hooker, J.D. (29 December 1859), Introductory Essay. The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror. III. Flora Tasmaniae 2(11): xcvi. [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1875), Census of the plants of Tasmania, instituted in 1875. Monthly Notices of Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1874: 91 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 121 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (10 March 1884), Systematic Census of Australian Plants Suppl. 1: 5 [secondary reference]

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 227 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 276 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 583 [secondary reference]

Thompson, J. (1961), Potamogetonaceae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 9: 68-69 [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 427 [secondary reference]

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 12, fig 4. [secondary reference]

common name: Pondweed [n/a]

Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 65 [secondary reference]

vernacular name: Perfoliate Pondweed [n/a]

Aston, H.I. (1973), Aquatic Plants of Australia: 283-284 [secondary reference]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 39 [secondary reference]

common name: Perfoliate Pondweed [n/a] common name: Clasped Pondweed [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 57 [secondary reference]

Haynes, R.R. (1985), Sida; contributions to botany: 178-180 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: SWEDEN/FINLAND. Lappland. Linnaeus (LECTOTYPE here designated: Institute de France, Paris, B. Delessert Library; photo of Lectotype, BM!)."

Williams, K.A.W. (1987), Native Plants of Queensland 3: 260 [secondary reference]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Potamogetonaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 15, Fig. 3B [secondary reference]

common name: Perfoliate Pondweed [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Papassotiriou, S. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Potamogetonaceae. Flora of New South Wales 4: 25 [secondary reference]

common name: Clasped Pondweed [n/a]

Conn, B.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Flowering Plants (Magnoliophyta). Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 150, Fig. 31g-h [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Potamogeton perfoliatus var. muelleri A.Benn. legitimate misapplication: Potamogeton praelongus Wulfen legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1874), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 8(68): 217 common name: Perfoliate Pondweed [n/a]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Potamogetonaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 18 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Potamogeton praelongus Wulfen legitimate common name: Perfoliate Pondweed [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Potamogeton perfoliatum L. orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Potamogeton perfoliatus L. var. perfoliatus legitimate misapplication: Potamogeton praelongus Wulfen legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1874), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 8(68): 217

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Potamogeton perfoliatum L. orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Potamogeton perfoliatus L. var. perfoliatus legitimate taxonomic synonym: Potamogeton perfoliatus var. muelleri A.Benn. legitimate misapplication: Potamogeton praelongus Wulfen legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1874), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 8(68): 217

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

Papassotiriou, S.E., Jacobs, S.W.L. & Hellquist, C.B. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2011), Potamogetonaceae. Flora of Australia 39: 88, Fig. 21 [secondary reference]

common name: Perfoliate Pondweed [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Potamogeton perfoliatum L. orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Potamogeton perfoliatus L. var. perfoliatus legitimate taxonomic synonym: Potamogeton perfoliatum var. lacustre Wallman orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Potamogeton perfoliatus var. lacustris Wallman legitimate taxonomic synonym: Potamogeton perfoliatus var. muelleri A.Benn. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Potamogeton perfoliatus var. minor F.M.Bailey legitimate misapplication: Potamogeton praelongus Wulfen legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1874), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 8(68): 217

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

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