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Aponogeton distachyos L. f.

Cape pondweed (Aponogetonaceae)

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Aponogeton distachyos is a species of pondweed native to South Africa, but naturalised at a few sites; its inflorescences comprise a pair of flowering spikes, with each flower having a single large, white tepal.

Cury (VC1: West Cornwall & Scillies); 2021-07-13

 Cape pondweed / Aponogeton distachyos: _Aponogeton distachyos_ is a species of pondweed native to South Africa, but naturalised at a few sites; its inflorescences comprise a pair of flowering spikes, with each flower having a single large, white tepal.

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