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Sharp-leaved Pondweed

Potamogeton acutifolius

120Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
5Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May13
Jun6
Jul24
Aug72
Sep3
Oct1
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Somerset England16
2Norfolk England6
3Kent England5
4Dorset England1
5Lincolnshire England1
120 England

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 5 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
120
Peak month
August
Counties with records
5
Scientific name
Potamogeton acutifolius
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
179
Conservation designations
Biodiversity List – England, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), UK BAP priority species
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Alismatales
Family
Potamogetonaceae
Genus
Potamogeton
Name with authority
Potamogeton acutifolius Link

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · GBIF 7361877