Potamogetonaceae Bercht. & J.Presl
Potamogeton pusillus L.
, legitimate, scientific
[Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1]:
127
[tax. nov.]
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Type:
"Habitat in Europae paludibus."
[Ascherson, P.F.A. & Graebner, K.O.R.P.P. in Ascherson, P.F.A. & Graebner, K.O.R.P.P. (ed.) (27 August 1897), Synopsis der Mitteleuropaischen Flora 1(4)]:
344
[secondary reference]
[Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora]:
227
[taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of:
Potamogeton obtusifolius Mert. & W.D.J.Koch
legitimate
[Dandy, J.E. & Taylor (1938), Journal of Botany, British and Foreign]:
92
[secondary reference]
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Lectotype:
"We therefore take as lectotype of P. pusillus the larger flowering specimen, on the left of the sheet." [LINN number 175.1]
[Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census]:
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APC
[secondary reference]
orthographic variant:
Potamogeton pusillum L.
orth. var.
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APC Comment:
A widespread taxon recorded by P.F.A.Aschersen & P.Graebner, Synopsis der Mitteleuropaischen Flora 1(4): 344, but known to occur in Australia.