Groenlandia

Groenlandia is a monotypic genus of aquatic plants (pondweed) of the family Potamogetonaceae. The only species in the genus is Groenlandia densa.[2] Opposite-leaved pondweed is a common name for this plant.[3] It is native to much of Europe, western Asia and Maghreb in Africa; despite its name it is not found in Greenland.[1]

This article is about the genus of aquatic plants. For the island adjacent to the North American continent, see Greenland. For other uses, see Greenland (disambiguation).

Groenlandia
Groenlandia densa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Potamogetonaceae
Genus: Groenlandia
J.Gay
Species:
G. densa
Binomial name
Groenlandia densa
(L.) Fourr.

References
  1. Akhani, H. (2014). "Groenlandia densa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2019.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Les, Donald H.; Tippery, Nicholas P. (2013). "In time and with water...the systematics of alismatid monocotyledons". In Paul Wilkins and Simon J. Mayo (ed.). Early Events in Monocot Evolution. Cambridge University Press. pp. 118–164.
  3. "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
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