- Potamogeton perfoliatus L. - Perfoliate Pondweed - Potamogetonaceae
© Paul Hackney
© Ian Dodkins
© Ian Dodkins
(Map updated: March 2008)
© Ian Dodkins
This is one of the commonest pondweeds, rather robust, with the leaf bases perfoliate (wrapped around the stem). All the leaves are under water; there are no floating leaves as in some other common Potamogeton species. It is common in lakes, ditches and slow rivers and streams, and is tolerant of quite a wide range of nutrient status.
All names: Potamogeton perfoliatus L.
NBN Atlas mapping: Species account : NBN Atlas UK Species Observations database
iNaturalist: Species account : iNaturalist World Species Observations database