Plants : PotamogetonaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Potamogeton natans L.

Broad-leaved Pondweed

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Potamogeton natans

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

Distribution Map from NBN: Potamogeton natans at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Potamogeton natans at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Potamogeton natans. L.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=2126. Accessed on 2026-11-02.