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Sparganium natans
FamilyGenus: Sparganiumnative in Germany
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About this species
A native aquatic grass of Great Britain, found in sunny, wet, nutrient-poor habitats. It has broad evergreen leaves and flowers from June to August.
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Ecological significance
The species is an obligate wetland plant that requires open, sunny sites with saturated, nutrient-poor soils and a neutral to mildly acidic reaction. It tolerates only low disturbance and forms part of swamp and mire communities.
Annual cycle
Evergreen; flowers appear from June to August.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Feucht
Soil
Schwachzehrer (Magerer Boden)
Flowering period
Jun – Aug
Soil reaction
Mäßig sauer bis neutral
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Gras
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Leaf phenology
Immergrün
Plant height
0.197 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Scientific profile
Sparganium natans is a native aquatic grass in Great Britain. It reaches a height of about 20 cm and bears broad, evergreen leaves. The plant favours sunny positions and wet, nutrient-poor substrates that are neutral to slightly acidic. It is adapted to low-disturbance swamp and mire conditions. Flowering occurs from June to August.
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•FloraWeb / BfN
•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)
•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)
•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)
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