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Vegetation (Floating River Vegetation) - Office of Public Works

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Latin Name<br />

English Name<br />

Potamogeton<br />

pectinatus<br />

Fennel<br />

Pondweed<br />

Habitat Still/ slow<br />

flowing rivers,<br />

or brackish<br />

water<br />

Leaf Description Dark green<br />

pointed leaves<br />

4mm – 1m long<br />

Flower Description Compact<br />

flower<br />

Potamogeton<br />

perfoliatus<br />

Perfoliate<br />

Pondweed<br />

Deep still or<br />

slow flowing<br />

water<br />

Stem embraced<br />

by submerged<br />

oval leaves<br />

Long stalked<br />

flower spike<br />

Potamogeton<br />

polygonifolius<br />

Bog Pondweed<br />

Shallow water and<br />

bog flushes<br />

<strong>Floating</strong> oval<br />

leaves with tint<br />

red.<br />

Small dense<br />

flower spike<br />

Potamogeton<br />

praelongus<br />

Long-stalked<br />

Pondweed<br />

Deep lakes and<br />

rivers<br />

Submerged wavy<br />

leaf arranged zig<br />

zag on stem<br />

Aerial flower<br />

spike<br />

A summary <strong>of</strong> the ecological characteristics <strong>of</strong> floating river vegetation geographically distributed<br />

in Ireland (Blamey et al., 2003, EUNIS website, Hale, A., Spink, 1992, Webb et al., 1996)<br />

XXV<br />

Potamogeton<br />

pusillus<br />

Lesser Pondweed<br />

Sometimes<br />

brackish water<br />

Sharply pointed<br />

leaves 1-2mm<br />

wide<br />

Small flower spike<br />

Water type Lime Freshwater Acid Lime Avoids acid<br />

Distinguishing Feature Can cope with<br />

pollution<br />

Latin Name<br />

English Name<br />

Berula erecta<br />

Lesser Water<br />

Parsnip<br />

Habitat Still water,<br />

ditches, fens<br />

and marshes.<br />

Leaf Description From five to<br />

nineteen leaf<br />

pairings along<br />

leaf stalk<br />

Flower Description Large white<br />

flower head <strong>of</strong><br />

multiple tiny<br />

flowers<br />

Zannichellia<br />

paultris<br />

Horned<br />

Pondweed<br />

Still, slow<br />

water ponds,<br />

lakes or<br />

brackish water<br />

Submerged<br />

filament leaves<br />

Submerged<br />

green tiny<br />

flower no<br />

petals<br />

Groenlandia<br />

densa<br />

Opposite leaved<br />

pondweed<br />

Fontinalis<br />

antipyretica<br />

Aquatic Moss<br />

<strong>River</strong>s and canals Shallow slow<br />

flowing rivers<br />

and streams<br />

Short wavy<br />

submerged leaves<br />

arranged<br />

oppositely along<br />

the stem<br />

Small stalked<br />

flower head green<br />

brown colour<br />

curves downwards<br />

Dark green<br />

leaves in three<br />

rows along stem<br />

slightly<br />

overlapping<br />

No flowers<br />

spores produced<br />

instead<br />

Water type Freshwater Lime Lime Slightly acidic<br />

Distinguishing Feature

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