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The ''Potamogeton natans'' community (NVC community A9) is one of the
aquatic communities
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in the
British National Vegetation Classification
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system.
It is a comparatively widely distributed community. There are three
subcommunities.
Community composition
One
constant species is found in this community,
Broad-leaved Pondweed (''Potamogeton natans'').
No
rare species are associated with the community.
Distribution
This community is found widely throughout
Britain
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* The United Kingdom, a sovereign state in Europe comprising the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands
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Subcommunities
There are three
subcommunities:
* the so-called Species-poor subcommunity
* the ''Elodea canadensis'' subcommunity
* the ''Juncus bulbosus - Myriophyllum alterniflorum'' subcommunity
References
*
Rodwell, J. S. (1995) ''
British Plant Communities Volume 4 - Aquatic communities, swamps and tall-herb fens'' (hardback), (paperback)
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