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Lesser Pondweed

Potamogeton pusillus

246Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
35Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May3
Jun32
Jul62
Aug95
Sep19
Oct5
Nov5
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1East Riding of Yorkshire England31
2Worcestershire England18
3Angus Scotland16
4Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland12
5Norfolk England9
6Isle of Anglesey Wales5
7Monmouthshire Wales5
8Devon England4
9North Yorkshire England4
10Powys Wales4
11Surrey England3
12Bristol, City of England3
13Clackmannanshire Scotland3
14Suffolk England2
15Essex England2
162 England27 Scotland32 Wales15 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 35 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
246
Peak month
August
Counties with records
35
Scientific name
Potamogeton pusillus
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
2,631
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Alismatales
Family
Potamogetonaceae
Genus
Potamogeton
Name with authority
Potamogeton pusillus L.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · GBIF 8351789