Broad-leaved Pondweed - Potamogeton natans

Description

Submerged leaves are grass-like, but higher up the shoot it produces wide, oval floating leaves. They are dark green, leathery, opaque, with translucent longitudinal veins. They are 5 to 10 cm long, pointed at the tips, and rounded at the base.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

Still freshwater such as ponds.

When to see it

It flowers from May to September.

Life History

Perennial.

UK Status

Common and widespread throughout Britain.

VC55 Status

Frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 238 of the 617 tetrads.

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Species profile

Common names
Broad-leaved Pondweed
Species group:
Wildflowers
Kingdom:
Plantae
Order:
Alismatales
Family:
Potamogetonaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
59
First record:
26/04/2007 (Dave Wood)
Last record:
14/09/2022 (Nicholls, David)

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