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Red Pondweed

Potamogeton alpinus

79Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
17Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb1
Mar0
Apr1
May1
Jun12
Jul20
Aug22
Sep5
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Worcestershire England14
2Norfolk England11
3Perth and Kinross Scotland8
4Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland8
5Suffolk England5
6Highland Scotland5
7Argyll and Bute Scotland3
8Falkirk Scotland3
9Mid Ulster Northern Ireland3
10Cumbria England2
11Cambridgeshire England1
12Gwynedd Wales1
13Shetland Islands —1
14Scottish Borders Scotland1
15Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland1
32 England27 Scotland1 Wales14 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 17 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
79
Peak month
August
Counties with records
17
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Potamogeton alpinus
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
696
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Alismatales
Family
Potamogetonaceae
Genus
Potamogeton
Name with authority
Potamogeton alpinus Balb.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q159845 · GBIF 5301175