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Ceratophyllum demersum L.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
L. (1753). In: Sp. Pl. 1992.

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Ceratophyllales
family
Ceratophyllaceae
genus
Ceratophyllum
species
Ceratophyllum demersum

Name

Synonyms
Ceratophyllum aquaticum H.C.Watson
Ceratophyllum aquaticum subsp. demersum (L.) Syme
Ceratophyllum asperum Lam.
Ceratophyllum cornutum Rich.
Ceratophyllum cornutum Rich. ex Gray
Ceratophyllum demersum f. adei Vollm.
Ceratophyllum demersum f. tuberculatum (Cham.) Hook.fil.
Ceratophyllum demersum subsp. apiculatum (Cham.) Garcke
Ceratophyllum demersum var. apiculatum (Cham.) Garcke
Ceratophyllum demersum var. commune A.Gray
Ceratophyllum demersum var. commutatum Zapal.
Ceratophyllum demersum var. inflatum R.E.Fr.
Ceratophyllum demersum var. notachanthum J.Lloyd & Foucaud
Ceratophyllum demersum var. oxyacanthum (Cham.) K.Schum.
Ceratophyllum demersum var. oxyacanthum L.
Ceratophyllum demersum var. pentacanthum L.
Ceratophyllum demersum var. platyacanthum L.
Ceratophyllum demersum var. strypense Zapal.
Ceratophyllum demersum var. tricorne Van Haes.
Ceratophyllum gibbum Laforet
Homonyms
Ceratophyllum demersum L.
Ceratophyllum demersum Sieber ex Cham., 1829
Ceratophyllum demersum Sieber
Common names
Abela in Arabic
Candelabro de agua in language.
Candelabro de agua in language.
Celestina de agua (ES) in language.
Celestina de agua (ES) in language.
Ceratofillo in Italian
Ceratofillo comune in Italian
Ceratofillo comune in Italian
Ceratofillo comune in Italian
Ceratofillo comune in Italian
Ceratophylle émergé in French
Common Hornwort in English
Common Hornwort in English
Coon's Tail in English
Coon's Tail in English
Coon's tail in English
Coon's tail (EN) in language.
Coon's tail (EN) in language.
Coontail in English
Coontail in English
Coon’s Tail, Hornwort in English
Coon’s Tail, Hornwort in English
Coon’s tail, Hornwort in English
Cornifle Nageant in French
Cornifle immerge in French
Cornifle immerge in French
Cornifle immerge in French
Cornifle immergé in French
Cornifle immergé in French
Cornifle nageant in French
Cornille in French
Cyrnddail in Welsh
Cyrnddail Caled in Welsh
Cératophylle immergé in French
Cératophylle nageant in French
Cératophylle nageant, Cératophylle immergé, Cornifle nageant, Cornifle immergé, Cératophylle épineux in French
Drapaty rohačk in language.
Grof hoornblad in Dutch
Gwygyrnddail Cyffredin in Welsh
Herbe à cornes in French
Hornblad in Norwegian
Hornwort in English
Hornwort in language.
Hornwort in language.
Hornwort in English
Iegrimusī raglape in Latvian
Karvalehti in Finnish
Llapó punxenc in Catalan–Valencian
Mil hojas de agua in Spanish
Nakshoosh El-Hoot in Arabic

Bibliographic References

  1. Barrie, F. R. 2015. Ceratophyllaceae. Flora Mesoamericana. Cap 52.
  2. Colling G., Helminger T., Krippel Y., Schneider S. & Daco L. 2025. - Red List of the Vascular Plants of Luxembourg. Ferrantia 93, Musée national d’histoire naturelle, Luxembourg, 65 pp http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q136766546
  3. Karlsson (1998) Förteckning över svenska kärlväxter (The vascular plants of Sweden - a checklist)
  4. Les, Donald H. / Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds, 1997: Ceratophyllaceae Gray: Hornwort Family. Flora of North America North of Mexico, vol. 3: Magnoliophyta: Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae. 81-84.
  5. Mirek Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa H., Zając A., Zając A., Zając M.. 2020. Vascular plants of Poland. An annotated checklist. W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków. W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków
  6. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021aev), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=CEDE4
  7. Van der Meijden, R. (2005)
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