Potamogeton natans community

The Potamogeton natans community (NVC community A9) is one of the aquatic communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.

It is a comparatively widely distributed community. There are three subcommunities.

Community composition

One constant species is found in this community, Broad-leaved Pondweed (Potamogeton natans).

No rare species are associated with the community.

Distribution

This community is found widely throughout Britain.

Subcommunities

There are three subcommunities:

the so-called Species-poor subcommunity
the Elodea canadensis subcommunity
the Juncus bulbosus - Myriophyllum alterniflorum subcommunity

References

Rodwell, J. S. (1995) British Plant Communities Volume 4 - Aquatic communities, swamps and tall-herb fens ISBN 0-521-39168-7 (hardback), ISBN 0-521-62718-4 (paperback)

The British National Vegetation Classification aquatic communities:

A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 A11 A12 A13 A14 A15 A16 A17 A18 A19 A20 A21 A22 A23 A24

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