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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description:
The species occurs throughout southern Europe into southern Scandinavia and the Baltic States but is much less frequent in the north. It extends east into central, northern, and eastern Russia to Siberia, Ukraine and Moldova and in the Mediterranean east into Turkey and the Caucasus. It also occurs in north Africa and Africa south of the Sahara extending to South Africa and there is an outlying record from Myanmar.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Algeria; Armenia (Armenia, Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh); Austria; Azerbaijan (Nakhichevan); Belarus; Belgium; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Botswana; Bulgaria; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Croatia; Czech Republic; Denmark; Egypt; Estonia; France (Corsica, France (mainland)); Georgia (Abkhaziya, Adzhariya, Gruziya); Germany; Greece (Greece (mainland), Kriti); Hungary; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Italy (Italy (mainland), Sardegna, Sicilia); Kazakhstan; Kenya; Latvia; Lebanon; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Moldova; Morocco; Myanmar (Myanmar (mainland)); Netherlands; Palestinian Territory, Occupied; Poland; Portugal (Portugal (mainland)); Romania; Russian Federation (Altay, Central European Russia, Chechnya, Dagestan, Ingushetiya, Kabardino-Balkariya, Karachaevo-Cherkessiya, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk, Northwest European Russia, Severo-Osetiya, Stavropol, West Siberia); Serbia (Serbia); Slovakia; Slovenia; South Africa (Eastern Cape Province, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, North-West Province); Spain (Spain (mainland)); Sweden; Switzerland; Tanzania, United Republic of; Turkey (Turkey-in-Asia, Turkey-in-Europe); Uganda; Ukraine (Ukraine (main part)); United Kingdom (Great Britain); Uzbekistan; Zimbabwe
Additional data:
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Population [top]
Population: The species is widespread and fairly abundant throughout most of its range and this is likely to be the case except toward the limits of its distribution. However, detailed information on the status and distribution of populations is sparse.
Current Population Trend: Stable
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: The species typically grows in lowland, mesotrophic to eutrophic standing or very slow-flowing water bodies, such as lakes, ponds and canals, as well as the ditches that serve as "wet fences" in grazing marshes. It appears to be an efficient colonist and is frequently found in the UK in flooded quarry lakes.
Systems: Freshwater
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s):
There are no known past, ongoing, or future threats to the survival of this species.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions:
There are no conservation measures in place or needed.
Citation: Allen, D.J. 2014. Potamogeton trichoides. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T164357A43126268. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T164357A43126268.en. Downloaded on 17 November 2016.
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