Floating water-plantain  (Luronium natans)

Facts

KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderAlismatales
FamilyAlismataceae
GenusLuronium
SizeLength of submerged leaves: up to 10 cm
Length of floating leaves: 1.0 - 2.5 cm
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Status

Listed under Annexes II and IV of the Habitats Directive and Appendix I of the Bern Convention, Schedule 4 of the Conservation (Natural Habitats, etc.) Regulations 1994 and Schedule 8 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981.

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