| Potamogeton lucens | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Potamogetonaceae |
| Genus: | Potamogeton |
| Species: | P.lucens |
| Binomial name | |
| Potamogeton lucens |
|
Potamogeton lucens or Shining Pondweed, is an aquatic species in the genus Potamogeton. It is found in slow moving fresh water, found locally in the south, mid and East of England, almost rare in the rest of Great Britain.
The species is fully submerged.
The leaves up to 20 cm long, 6 cm wide, translucent, yellow-green, wavy, shiny, oblong lanceolate, with a dense network of veins, minutely toothed along the edges. The leaf stalks are very short - up to about 1 cm long.
Fruits are 3mm across.
Flowers June to September.[1]