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Blunt-leaved Pondweed

Potamogeton obtusifolius

171Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
23Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb3
Mar0
Apr0
May5
Jun9
Jul51
Aug68
Sep8
Oct0
Nov2
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Angus Scotland37
2Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland29
3Worcestershire England21
4Norfolk England7
5Powys Wales5
6Devon England4
7Sefton England4
8Dorset England3
9Doncaster England3
10Ards and North Down Northern Ireland3
11Highland Scotland2
12Perth and Kinross Scotland2
13Midlothian Scotland2
14East Riding of Yorkshire England1
15Somerset England1
74 England53 Scotland7 Wales34 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 23 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
171
Peak month
August
Counties with records
23
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Potamogeton obtusifolius
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
1,261
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Alismatales
Family
Potamogetonaceae
Genus
Potamogeton
Name with authority
Potamogeton obtusifolius Mert. & W.D.J.Koch

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q160722 · GBIF 5301231