Fonteingras

Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Potamogeton nodosus Poir.
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
POTAMOGETONACEAE
Synonyms
Potamogeton americanus Cham. subsp. mascarensis (Cham. & Schltdl.) A.Benn., Potamogeton americanus Cham. var. thunbergii (Cham. & Schltdl.) A.Benn., Potamogeton canariensis Link, Potamogeton fluitans Roth proles mascarensis (Cham. & Schltdl.) Graebn., Potamogeton fluitans Roth proles syriacus (Cham. & Schltdl.) Graebn., Potamogeton fluitans Roth proles thunbergii (Cham. & Schltdl.) Graebn., Potamogeton leschenaultii Cham. & Schltdl., Potamogeton mascarensis Cham. & Schltdl., Potamogeton natans L. var. angustatus Mert. & Koch, Potamogeton natans L. var. capensis T.Durand & Schinz, Potamogeton natans Thunb. (later homonym), not of L. (1753), Potamogeton semicoloratus A.Benn., Potamogeton stagnorum Hagstr., Potamogeton syriacus Cham. & Schltdl., Potamogeton thunbergii Cham. & Schltdl.
Common Names
Fonteingras (a)
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2017/08/28
Assessor(s)
H. Mtshali & L. von Staden
Justification
This species is widespread and not in danger of extinction. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern.
Distribution
Endemism
Not endemic to South Africa
Provincial distribution
Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, Western Cape
Range
It is widespread across eastern South Africa and little Karoo. It is widespread across Africa, Europe and Asia, and North and Central America.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Freshwater
Description
An aquatic plant growing submerged in fresh water pools and streams or on mud banks.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Potamogeton thunbergii Least Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Bibliography

Cook, C.D.K. 2004. Aquatic and wetland plants of southern Africa. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands.


Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.


Obermeyer, A.A. 1966. Potamogetonaceae. In: L.E. Codd, B. De Winter and H.B. Rycroft (eds). Flora of Southern Africa 1:60-70. Botanical Research Institute, Pretoria.


Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.


Sieben, E.J.J. 2009. The status and distribution of vascular plants (Magnoliophyta, Lycophyta, Pteridophyta). In: W.R.T. Darwall, K.G. Smith, D. Tweddle and P. Skelton (eds.), The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in southern Africa (pp. 83-98), IUCN and SAIAB, Gland, Switzerland and Grahamstown, South Africa.


Symoens, J.J. 2009. Potamogetonaceae. In: J.R. Timberlake and E.S. Martins (eds). Flora Zambesiaca 12 (Part 2):76-93. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.


Wiegleb, G. and Kaplan, Z. 1998. An account of the species of Potamogeton L. (Potamogetonaceae). Folia Geobontanica 33:241-316.


Citation
Mtshali, H. & von Staden, L. 2017. Potamogeton nodosus Poir. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/12

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