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Potamogeton alpinus Balb.

red pondweed (Potamogetonaceae)

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Potamogeton alpinus grows chiefly in water-bodies surrounded by peat; its submerged leaves are reasonably broad, not linear as in some other species.

Tarnbrook (VC60: West Lancashire); 2015-10-30

 red pondweed / Potamogeton alpinus: _Potamogeton alpinus_ grows chiefly in water-bodies surrounded by peat; its submerged leaves are reasonably broad, not linear as in some other species.

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