Curled Pondweed - Potamogeton crispus

Description

This plant has creeping rhizomes and winter buds borne directly on the stem. Leaves all submerged, narrow oblong, three to five veined and wavy with sharp serrated edges.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

Lakes, ponds, slow moving streams and canals.

When to see it

May to September.

Life History

Perennial.

UK Status

Fairly frequent over much of Britain.

VC55 Status

Locally frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 112 of the 617 tetrads.

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Species profile

Common names
Curled Pondweed, Curly Pondweed
Species group:
Wildflowers
Kingdom:
Plantae
Order:
Alismatales
Family:
Potamogetonaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
17
First record:
09/05/2007 (Dave Wood)
Last record:
19/09/2022 (Nicholls, David)

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