Common name:
Broad-leaved pondweed
Family:
Scientific name:
Potamogeton natans
Main flower color:
Range:
All regions of the British Isles
Height:
Up to 15 cm, for the inflorescence; leaves are floating, or submerged
Habitat:
Still and slow-moving water
Flowers:
Tiny, brownish-green, four-lobed, in adjacent, alternating whorls, up to 8 cm long, on leafless stalks of similar length
Leaves:
Floating leaves are broadly ovate, up to 10 cm long, with parallel, light-coloured, translucent veins, and large stipules at the base. Submerged leaves are grass-like, actually just modified leaf stalks
Season:
May to September
Rarity:
★★★★★
