© Paul Hackney
© Ian Dodkins
Map updated: March 2008
:: Flora of Northern Ireland ::
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| Potamogeton natans | Potamogetonaceae | Broad-leaved Pondweed |
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© Paul Hackney |
© Ian Dodkins |
Map updated: March 2008 |
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| Species Description: |
| One of the commonest of the pondweeds. It grows in still freshwater, rooted in the bottom mud. Submerged leaves are grass-like, but higher up the shoot it produces oval floating leaves about four inches long. |
| All names: Potamogeton natans L.; Potamogeton hibernicus (Hagstr.) Druce |
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