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Scientific Name | Potamogeton pectinatus L. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | POTAMOGETONACEAE |
Synonyms | Potamogeton pectinatus L. var. ungulatus Hagstr. |
Common Names | Fennel-leaved Pondweed (e), Fonteingras (a), Fonteingraskruid (a), Sago Pondweed (e), Skedefonteinkruid (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2017/08/28 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali, F. Cholo & W. Foden |
Justification | This species is widespread and not in danger of extinction. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West, Western Cape |
Range | It is widespread throughout South Africa, extending to Namibia and Mozambique. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Freshwater |
Major habitats | Albany Thicket, Fynbos, Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt |
Description | In a very wide spectrum of aquatic habitat, mostly in fresh or brackish water. |
Threats |
| This species is likely to be threatened by droughts and competition from alien invasive species. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Potamogeton pectinatus L. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Cook, C.D.K. 2004. Aquatic and wetland plants of southern Africa. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Sieben, E.J.J. 2009. The status and distribution of vascular plants (Magnoliophyta, Lycophyta, Pteridophyta). In: W.R.T. Darwall, K.G. Smith, D. Tweddle and P. Skelton (eds.), The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in southern Africa (pp. 83-98), IUCN and SAIAB, Gland, Switzerland and Grahamstown, South Africa.
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Citation |
| Mtshali, H., Cholo, F. & Foden, W. 2017. Potamogeton pectinatus L. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/12 |
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