Vegetation (Floating River Vegetation) - Office of Public Works
Vegetation (Floating River Vegetation) - Office of Public Works
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