Common water-plantain  (Alisma plantago-aquatica)

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Range

Widespread throughout much of Britain, but rarer in the north of Scotland, Shetland, the Outer Hebrides and Orkney. Elsewhere, it is found in temperate Europe (2), and has become widely naturalised outside of its natural range (3).

You can view distribution information for this species at the National Biodiversity Network Gateway.

Habitat

This species is usually found growing at the edge of still or slow-flowing water, as well as in swamps and marshes (3).

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