Groenlandia
Groenlandia densa
Scientific classification Edit this 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.

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]

References

  1. 1 2 Akhani, H. (2014). "Groenlandia densa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T164174A42321506. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T164174A42321506.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. โ†‘ 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. 118โ€“164.
  3. โ†‘ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.


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