Taxon: Echinodorus grandiflorus (Cham. & Schltdl.) Micheli

Summary

Genus:

Echinodorus

Family:

Alismataceae

Nomen number:

14838

Place of publication:

A. L. P. P. de Candolle & A. C. de Candolle, Monogr. phan. 3:57. 1881

Protologue link:

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32080996

Verified:

06/05/2003 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

2 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Alisma grandiflorum Cham. & Schltdl.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Echinodorus floridanus R. R. Haynes & Burkhalter

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
Haynes, R. R. & L. B. Holm-Nielsen. 1994. The Alismataceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 64:42-50.
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Kahn, F. et al. 1993. Las plantas vasculares en las aguas continentales del Peru IFEA, Lima, Peru.
Lehtonen, S. 2008. An integrative approach to species delimitation in Echinodorus (Alismataceae) and the description of two new species. Kew Bull. 63:554-555. Note: separates subsp. aureus (Fassett) R. R. Haynes & Holm-Nielsen (= Echinodorus floribundus (Seub.) Seub.) & E. longiscapus Arechav.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Florida	Pensacola Co.	Lehtonen, S. 2008. An integrative approach to species delimitation in Echinodorus (Alismataceae) and the description of two new species. Kew Bull. 63:554-555. Note: separates subsp. aureus (Fassett) R. R. Haynes & Holm-Nielsen (= Echinodorus floribundus (Seub.) Seub.) & E. longiscapus Arechav.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas		Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Acre		Haynes, R. R. & L. B. Holm-Nielsen. 1994. The Alismataceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 64:42-50.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Bahia		Haynes, R. R. & L. B. Holm-Nielsen. 1994. The Alismataceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 64:42-50.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Ceará		Haynes, R. R. & L. B. Holm-Nielsen. 1994. The Alismataceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 64:42-50.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Distrito Federal		Haynes, R. R. & L. B. Holm-Nielsen. 1994. The Alismataceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 64:42-50.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Goiás		Haynes, R. R. & L. B. Holm-Nielsen. 1994. The Alismataceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 64:42-50.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Mato Grosso		Haynes, R. R. & L. B. Holm-Nielsen. 1994. The Alismataceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 64:42-50.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Mato Grosso do Sul		Haynes, R. R. & L. B. Holm-Nielsen. 1994. The Alismataceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 64:42-50.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Minas Gerais		Haynes, R. R. & L. B. Holm-Nielsen. 1994. The Alismataceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 64:42-50.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Paraná		Haynes, R. R. & L. B. Holm-Nielsen. 1994. The Alismataceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 64:42-50.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Rio de Janeiro		Haynes, R. R. & L. B. Holm-Nielsen. 1994. The Alismataceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 64:42-50.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Rio Grande do Sul		Haynes, R. R. & L. B. Holm-Nielsen. 1994. The Alismataceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 64:42-50.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Santa Catarina		Haynes, R. R. & L. B. Holm-Nielsen. 1994. The Alismataceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 64:42-50.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	São Paulo		Haynes, R. R. & L. B. Holm-Nielsen. 1994. The Alismataceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 64:42-50.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Cuba			Haynes, R. R. & L. B. Holm-Nielsen. 1994. The Alismataceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 64:42-50.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica			Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	El Salvador			Haynes, R. R. & L. B. Holm-Nielsen. 1994. The Alismataceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 64:42-50.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala			Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Honduras			Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Nicaragua			Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Panama			Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Barinas		Haynes, R. R. & L. B. Holm-Nielsen. 1994. The Alismataceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 64:42-50.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Zulia		Haynes, R. R. & L. B. Holm-Nielsen. 1994. The Alismataceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 64:42-50.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Buenos Aires		Haynes, R. R. & L. B. Holm-Nielsen. 1994. The Alismataceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 64:42-50.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Córdoba		Haynes, R. R. & L. B. Holm-Nielsen. 1994. The Alismataceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 64:42-50.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Corrientes		Haynes, R. R. & L. B. Holm-Nielsen. 1994. The Alismataceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 64:42-50.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Entre Ríos		Haynes, R. R. & L. B. Holm-Nielsen. 1994. The Alismataceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 64:42-50.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Formosa		Haynes, R. R. & L. B. Holm-Nielsen. 1994. The Alismataceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 64:42-50.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Misiones		Haynes, R. R. & L. B. Holm-Nielsen. 1994. The Alismataceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 64:42-50.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Santa Fe		Haynes, R. R. & L. B. Holm-Nielsen. 1994. The Alismataceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 64:42-50.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay			Haynes, R. R. & L. B. Holm-Nielsen. 1994. The Alismataceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 64:42-50.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Uruguay			Haynes, R. R. & L. B. Holm-Nielsen. 1994. The Alismataceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 64:42-50.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia			Haynes, R. R. & L. B. Holm-Nielsen. 1994. The Alismataceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 64:42-50.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia			Haynes, R. R. & L. B. Holm-Nielsen. 1994. The Alismataceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 64:42-50.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador			Haynes, R. R. & L. B. Holm-Nielsen. 1994. The Alismataceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 64:42-50.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Madre de Dios		Haynes, R. R. & L. B. Holm-Nielsen. 1994. The Alismataceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 64:42-50.
2	Cultivated					also cult.

Native
Northern America

SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida (Pensacola Co.)]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Cuba
CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela [Barinas, Zulia]
BRAZIL: Brazil [Acre, Bahia, Ceará, Distrito Federal, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo]
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru [Madre de Dios]
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Formosa, Misiones, Santa Fe], Paraguay, Uruguay

Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)

Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
Haynes, R. R. & L. B. Holm-Nielsen. 1994. The Alismataceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 64:42-50.
Lehtonen, S. 2008. An integrative approach to species delimitation in Echinodorus (Alismataceae) and the description of two new species. Kew Bull. 63:554-555. Note: separates subsp. aureus (Fassett) R. R. Haynes & Holm-Nielsen (= Echinodorus floribundus (Seub.) Seub.) & E. longiscapus Arechav.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental	aquarium plant	Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmental	ornamental	aquarium plant	Haynes, R. R. & L. B. Holm-Nielsen. 1994. The Alismataceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 64:42-50.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=14838. Accessed 12 May 2026.