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Stuckenia filiformis (Pers.) Börner

slender-leaved pondweed (Potamogetonaceae)

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Synonym | Potamogeton filiformis Pers.

Stuckenia filiformis is an aquatic plant with very fine, linear leaves that grows at the edges of lakes in Scotland, Ireland and one site in Northumberland.

Loch Eye (VC106: East Ross); 2019-07-02

 slender-leaved pondweed / Stuckenia filiformis: _Stuckenia filiformis_ is an aquatic plant with very fine, linear leaves that grows at the edges of lakes in Scotland, Ireland and one site in Northumberland.

In Stuckenia species, unlike Potamogeton, the stipule is fused to the leaf, forming a ligule.

Loch Eye (VC106: East Ross); 2019-07-02

 slender-leaved pondweed / Stuckenia filiformis: In _Stuckenia_ species, unlike _Potamogeton_, the stipule is fused to the leaf, forming a ligule.

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