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Potamogeton pectinatus

Sago Pondweed

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Common names

Sago Pondweed

Scientific name

Potamogeton pectinatus L., also as Stuckenia pectinata (L.) Börner

Conservation status and threats

NOT protected species in Bulgaria.

Description and identification

А perennial aquatic plant. Stems to 1 m. Flowering June-August¹.

Habitat

Lakes, swamps, marshes, rivers and their overflows².

Distribution in Bulgaria

Map of distribution in Bulgaria of Potamogeton pectinatus by floristic regions³:

Between 0 and 600 m altitude⁴.

General distribution

Map of general distribution⁴:

References

1 Йорданов Д. 1963. Във: Флора на Народна Република България, том I, София.

2 Йорданов Д. 1963. Пос. източник.

3 Assyov, B., A. Petrova, D. Dimitrov, R. Vassilev. 2012. Conspectus of the vascular flora of Bulgaria, Bulgarian biodiversity foundation, Sofia.

4 Potamogeton pectinatus Neck. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science.

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