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Fymore Lough

…lily Nuphar lutea and white water lily Nymphaea alba. A wide range of pondweeds Potamogeton spp. has also been recorded, including curled pondweed Potamogeton crispus, broad leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans, shining pondweed Potamogeton lucens, blunt leaved pondweed Potamogeton…

River Hull Headwaters

… Elodea canadensis, spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus, curled pondweed Potamogeton crispus, shining pondweed Potamogeton lucens and more rarely, flat stalked pondweed Potamogeton friesii growing in the deeper pools. The frequent as…

Roman Wall Loughs

…ter loughs support a diverse aquatic flora including eleven species of pondweed Potamogeton and all three have the unusual association of stonewort Chara spp. and various leaved pondweed Potamogeton gramineus. Other species found include the locally rare shining pondweed Potamog…

River Frome

…same chalk species persist, but the presence of plants such as shining pondweed Potamogeton lucens, the hybrid Potamogeton x salicifolius, fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus, Canadian pondweed Elodea canadensis and yellow water-lily Nuphar lutea indicate a change to the lowla…

Pevensey Levels

…t, floating and submerged aquatic plants such as duckweeds Lemna sp, pond weeds Potamogeton sp or water fern Azolla sp colonize. These are followed by larger, floating or emergent plants such as frog bit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, bur reed Sparganium erectum and arrow head Sagitta…

Mill Lough

…e of only three water bodies in Northern Ireland with eight species of pondweed Potamogeton spp.. In addition, significant numbers of waterfowl use the lough in winter. The aquatic vegetation is dominated by extensive submerged beds of pondweeds, consisting of long stalked pondwe…

Lough Scolban

…r macrophytes such as Canadian waterweed Elodea canadensis, perfoliate pondweed Potamogeton perfoliatus, various-leaved pondweed Potamogeton gramineus, shining pondweed Potamogeton lucens and alternate water-milfoil Myriophyllum alterniflorum form mixed submerged beds, while broa…

Upper Lough Erne - Belleisle

…water lily Nupha lutea, and a number of pondweeds such as broad leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans, blunt leaved pondweed Potamogeton obtusifolia and shining pondweed Potamogeton lucens. Depending on the degree of exposure to wind and wave action, in many places the open waters …

Cannock Extension Canal

…ng rush Butomus umbellatus, arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia, shining pondweed Potamogeton lucens, perfoliate pondweed Potamogeton perfoliatus and spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, all of which are rare or uncommon in Staffordshire. Other uncommon species present inclu…

Chasewater And The Southern Staffordshire Coalfield Heaths

…e Carex canescens. The latter site contains abundant bottle sedge, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and Sphagnum inundatum. A swamp on No Man’s Bank is dominated by common sedge, marsh cinquefoil and common cotton grass, with bog pondweed, water horsetail and jointed rush …

Lewes Brooks

…pondweed Groenlandia densa. Other pondweeds found here include shining pondweed Potamogeton lucens, curled pondweed Potamogeton crispus and broad leaved pondweed P. natans. Some ditches become choked with ivy leaved duckweed Lemna trisulca, frogbit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae and wa…

Cynffig / Kenfig

…ating leaved stands of amphibious bistort Persicaria amphibia. Shining pondweed Potamogeton lucens and curled pondweed Potamogeton crispus are occasional aquatic species here. Common spike-rush Eleocharis palustris, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, and marsh marigold Caltha …

River Tweed

…become more abundant, forming large beds in shallower sections. Curled pondweed Potamogeton crispus is another characteristic species within the channel. Marginal emergent vegetation becomes more of a feature, with branched bur-reed Sparganium erectum and particularly reed canary…

Cotswold Water Park

…by the abundance of spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus, stoneworts Chara spp. and Canadian waterweed Elodea canadensis. Two variants of this lake type occur, both of which are characteristic of lowland Britain. One form is particula…

River Avon System

…ckens Water. Pondweeds reflect the more enriched nature of the Avon itself with Potamogeton pectinatus and Potamogeton perfoliatus in the upper reaches and Potamogeton lucens, P. silicifolius a hybrid between the last two species and P. berchtoldii in the lower section. In the mo…

Stowe Pool and Walk Mill Clay Pit

…ude yellow water lily Nuphar lutea, spiked water milfoil, broad leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans and shining pondweed Potamogeton lucens. The Pit is surrounded by areas of scrub and grassland.

Upper Lough Erne - Galloon

…ter lily Nuphar lutea, and a number of pondweeds, such as broad leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans and shining pondweed Potamogeton lucens. The nationally rare frogbit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, a scarce plant in the British Isles, is also notably frequent in the area. Depending …

Upper Lough Erne - Trannish

… Myriophyllum spicatum and a number of pondweeds, such as broad leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans and shining pondweed Potamogeton lucens. In addition, frogbit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, which is rare in the British Isles, has been recorded from the area. Depending on the degree …

Hatfield Moors

…f acid and base rich aquatic plant communities. An unusually rich collection of Potamogeton pondweeds occur, 12 species having been recorded including, for example, long stalked pondweed Potamogeton praelongus, reddish pondweed P. alpinus and shining pondweed Potamogeton lucens w…

Lough Macrory

…tipyretica replaces Isoetes lacustris with a large stand of perfoliate pondweed Potamogeton perfoliatus particularly in the western half of this end of the lough. The east shore of the lough drops off at an acute angle giving rise to dense beds of water lobelia Lobelia dortmanna …

Corbally

… is often dominated by yellow water lily Nuphar lutea and broad leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans, with occasional greater bladderwort Utricularia vulgaris and shining pondweed Potamogeton lucens, especially in smaller water bodies. Least bur reed Sparganium natans, which is rar…

Rousay

…er supports several species of pondweed, including the nationally scarce hybrid Potamogeton x angustifolius and is the only known Orkney site for Potamogeton lucens. The SSSI supports an important assemblage of nationally scarce vascular plants including round-leaved wintergreen …

Kilby - Foxton Canal

…exceptionally diverse and well balanced community of pondweeds, nine species of Potamogeton having been recently recorded, including two which are nationally rare. The open water is primarily dominated by fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus, small pondweed P.berchtoldii exerti…

Moors River System

…eology community, with species of a sluggish flow such as broad leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans and unbranched bur reed Sparganium emersum becoming frequent. Below the confluence with the Uddens Water this community is species rich and luxuriant and is markedly different from …

Saddington Reservoir

…cterised by a flora of amphibious bistort Persicaria amphibia, shining pondweed Potamogeton lucens, intermediate water starwort Callitriche hamulata and more locally, Canadian waterweed Elodea canadensis, thread leaved water crowfoot Ranunculus trichophyllus and pond water crowfo…

Leven Canal

…ellow water lily Nuphar lutea, white water lily Nymphaea alba, shining pondweed Potamogeton lucens and broad leaved pondweed P. natans. References, Crackles, F. E. 1968. Some Plant Associates of the River Hull Valley. East Yorkshire Field Studies, 1, 13 24. Crackles, F. E. 1977…

Taynish Woods

…32 species of submerged and emergent aquatic plants, including shining pondweed Potamogeton lucens. Taynish Woods are internationally important for the oak woodlands found there. An extremely diverse, multiple-interest site, the SSSI is one of the largest and most intact western …

Yardley Chase

…ise to a diverse wetland vegetation including aquatics such as shining pondweed Potamogeton lucens, broadleaved pondweed P. natans, white water lily Nymphaea alba and lower plants comprising the charophytes Chara globularis, C. hispida and the scarce free floating liverwort Ricci…

Thursley, Hankley & Frensham Commons

…ditches of the open heath are highly acidic and support a flora of bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh St. John’s wort Hypericum elodes. A number of larger expanses of open water occur and these are generally less acid. The Thursleyham…

Owenkillew River

…sp. penicillatus, unbranched bur reed Sparganium emersum, broad leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans, yellow water lily Nuphar lutea and intermediate water-starwort Callitriche hamulata are common in the channel, while the wet margins are dominated by creeping bent Agrostis stoloni…

River Test

…er are also common, common club rush Schoenoplectus lacustris, shining pondweed Potamogeton lucens and Canadian pondweed Elodea canadensis. Extensive growths of blanket weed Cladophora have occurred in recent low flow years, an indicator of increased eutrophication. Ivy leaved du…

Hawes Water

…nly rooted aquatic higher plants such as the shining and broad leaved pondweeds Potamogeton lucens and P. natans, bladderwort Utricularia sp. and yellow and white water lilies Nuphar lutea and Nymphaea alba which are found in beds of the stonewort Chara aculeolata. The bottom liv…

West Fermanagh Scarplands

…ow water lily Nuphar lutea, white water lily Nymphaea alba and shining pondweed Potamogeton lucens. The swamp zone is composed of common club rush Schoenoplectus lacustris, bulrush Typha latifolia and tall stands of common reed Phragmites australis. Fen vegetation generally occur…

Annachullion Lough

…nd white water lily Nymphaea alba, occasionally accompanied by shining pondweed Potamogeton lucens and broad leaved pondweed Potamogen natans. The emergent vegetation consists of a fragmented fringe of common club rush Schoenoplectus lacustris, backed by common reed Phragmites au…

Malham-Arncliffe

…ra globularis with spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, shining pondweed Potamogeton lucens, Canadian waterweed Elodea canadensis and willow moss Fontinalis antipyretica. The six fish species occurring here include an isolated population of perch thought to have been a me…

Cornmill Stream and Old River Lea

…oating vegetation includes the yellow water lily Nuphar lutea, shining pondweed Potamogeton lucens and amphibious bistort Polygonum amphibium. The site also includes an area of rough grassland which provides feeding and breeding grounds forboth invertebrates and birds.

Wytham Ditches and Flushes

…uphar lutea, whorled water milfoil Myriophyllum verticillatum, shining pondweed Potamogeton lucens, thread leaved water crowfoot Ranunculus trichophyllus and fat duckweed Lemnagibba are prominent. A small field of tussocky, unimproved pasture included within the site has a base r…

Shallam Dyke Marshes, Thurne

…aris morsus-ranae, spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, shining pondweed Potamogeton lucens, stoneworts Chara spp and the rare water soldier Stratiotes aloides. Emergent plants are well represented and include bulrush Schoenoplectus lacustris, arrowhead Sagittaria sagittif…

River Derwent

…pwort Oenanthe fluviatilis, flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, shining pondweed Potamogeton lucens, arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia, opposite leaved pondweed Groenlandia densa and narrow leaved water parsnip Berula erecta are typically found in lowland rivers in southern Englan…

Decoy Carr, Acle

…t Utricularia vulgaris agg., frogbit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, shining pondweed Potamogeton lucens and the locally uncommon water soldier Stratiotes aloides. hornwort Ceratophyllum demersum is abundant in the old decoy pond. The rare mosses Cinclidium stygium and Tomentypnum nite…

Knockballymore Lough

…phaea alba and yellow water lily Nuphar lutea, intermixed with shining pondweed Potamogeton lucens. The emergent vegetation of the lough consists of an outer fringe of common club rush Schoenoolectus lacustris, backed by a tall swamp stand of common reed Phraomites australis. Thi…

Wychwood

…a is both abundant and diverse and includes calcicoles such as shining pondweed Potamogeton lucens, mare's tail Hippuris vulgaris and stoneworts Chara spp. The margins of the ponds and inflow streams support a varied marsh flora which includes flat sedge Blysmus compressus. The …

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