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Cape pondweed

Aponogeton distachyos

136Records since 2000
MayPeak month
32Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan1
Feb3
Mar3
Apr14
May31
Jun23
Jul6
Aug11
Sep16
Oct18
Nov6
Dec1

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cornwall England9
2Surrey England7
3Devon England7
4Worcestershire England5
5Sefton England5
6Trafford England5
7Norfolk England4
8Kent England4
9Highland Scotland4
10Somerset England4
11Conwy Wales4
12Suffolk England3
13Bury England3
14Lincolnshire England2
15Gloucestershire England2
53 England6 Scotland2 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 32 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
136
Peak month
May
Counties with records
32
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Aponogeton distachyos
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
248
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Alismatales
Family
Aponogetonaceae
Genus
Aponogeton
Name with authority
Aponogeton distachyos L.f.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q243828 · GBIF 5328593