The Flora of Derbyshire - Checklist, Maps and Sample Accounts

THIS IS A DRAFT

The species account below is an early version, drafted around 2003. It has been provided here to aid understanding, but please be aware it may not fully tally with the up-to-date map and statistics shown below.

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Dates
First year: 1976
Latest year: 2006

County Status
Established

Family
Hydrocharitaceae

Total records held
73

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 46	49
Tetrads: 47	50
Hectads: 17	18

Conservation Status

Account last edited
Mar 21 2004

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Nuttall’s Waterweed is a newly-established submerged perennial of ponds canals and slow rivers. It occurs occasionally throughout the southern, eastern and north-western parts of our area as in the River Mease (SK2812), Melbourne Pool (SK3824), Oakerthorpe (SK3955), Pebley Reservoir (SK4878) and Birch Vale (SK0286). It is much grown by aquarists and pondkeepers. It is indigenous to North America.