Elatine major A.Braun (1824:83)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Hydropiper majus (A.Braun) Fourr. in Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, n.s., 16: 349 (1868); Elatine hexandra subsp. major (A.Braun) Arcang. in Comp. Fl. Ital.: 114 (1882); Potamopitys major (A.Braun) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 58 (1891); Elatine paludosa subsp. major (A.Braun) Bonnier & Layens in Tabl. Syn. Pl. Vasc. France: 53 (1894), nom. illeg. homonym. post.; Elatine hydropiper proles major (A.Braun) Rouy & Foucaud in Fl. France 3: 326 (1896); Elatine hexandra proles major (A.Braun) Rouy & Foucaud in Fl. France 3: 326 (1896)
Conservation Status
Invalid (synonym of E. hydropiper) (Uotila, 2009; Popiela et al., 2012; POWO, 2026; WFO, 2026)
Last record: 1936 (Thiery, 2022)
Rediscovered in: 2010-2022 (Jauzein, 2016; Thiery, 2022)
Distribution & Habitat
Fontainebleau forest, France
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Braun, A. (1824). Observationes quaedam in Elatines species, pp. 81-84. In: Sylloge plantarum novarum I, Societate Regia Botanica Ratisbonensi.
Other references:
Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS Genera starting with letter E-F: 1-50919. [as Elatine hydropiper]
Jauzein, P. (2016). Contribution à la connaissance du genre Elatine L. en France; réhabilitation de E. major Braun. J. Bot. Soc. Bot. France 72: 69-79.
Popiela, A., Lysko, A. R., Wieczorek, A. and Molnár, A. V. (2012). The distribution of Elatine hydropiper L. (Elatinaceae). Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae 81(2): 137-143. https://doi.org/10.5586/asbp.2012.009
POWO. (2026). Plants of the World Online (online resource). Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. Available at: https://powo.science.kew.org/ [Accessed 14 August 2026]
Thiery, François. (2022). Elatine major Braun, redécouverte d’un taxon méconnu et oublié en forêt de Fontainebleau. Carnets botaniques 110: 1-6.
Uotila, Pertti. (2009). Lectotypifications in Elatine (Elatinaceae) and some taxonomic remarks. Annales Botanici Fennici 2009 46(2): 90-94. https://doi.org/10.5735/085.046.0202
Virot, R. (1938). Sur la réapparition des Elatinées en forêt de Fontainebleau. Bulletin de l’Association des naturalistes de la vallée du
Loing 21: 90-92.
WFO. (2026). Elatine major A.Braun. Published on the Internet. Available at: https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000665354 [Accessed on 14 August 2026]