Conservation status
The species is classified as critically endangered because the number of
individuals in its population is less than 250, scattered in small
patches in an area of about 2 km2. Based on the data,
according to IUCN guidelines (version 15.1), it should be considered
critically endangered.
Table 1. Morphological comparison among Psammogeton hirsuta and
its closely allied P. cansescens and P. shivalikense