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Shining Pondweed

Potamogeton lucens

162Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
24Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr2
May13
Jun24
Jul38
Aug52
Sep11
Oct2
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cambridgeshire England33
2Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland29
3Suffolk England17
4Norfolk England10
5Powys Wales7
6Mid Ulster Northern Ireland5
7East Riding of Yorkshire England2
8Lincolnshire England2
9North Yorkshire England2
10Northamptonshire England2
11Perth and Kinross Scotland2
12Scottish Borders Scotland2
13North Lincolnshire England2
14Armagh City, Banbridge and Craig Northern Ireland2
15Kingston upon Hull, City of England2
104 England8 Scotland7 Wales37 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 24 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
162
Peak month
August
Counties with records
24
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Potamogeton lucens
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
1,210
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Alismatales
Family
Potamogetonaceae
Genus
Potamogeton
Name with authority
Potamogeton lucens L.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q159228 · GBIF 5301141