Potamogeton praelongus
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Distribution in Finland
Rare but occurs almost everywhere in Finland.
Growing form
Perennial aquatic herb.
Size
0.5–2.5 m long.
Stem
The rhizome is creeping. The stem is flaccid and geniculate near the summit.
Leaf
The leaf arrangement is spiral. The leaves are sheathless. There is a stipule at the joint of the stem and a leaf. The stipules are 3–4 cm long and persistent. All leaves are submerged. The leaves are sessile. The lamina is 15–20 cm long, 2–3 cm wide, dark-green, broad and often slightly amplexicaul at the base. The apex is obtuse and cucullate. The margin is entire and undulate.
Flower
The inflorescence is a pedunculate spike. The peduncle is 8–20 cm long, thinner than the stem and evenly thick. The spike is typically 4–5 cm long. The flowers are bisexual. The perianth is four-leaved and calyx-like.
Fruit and seed
The fruit is drupe-like and 4.5–5.5 mm long.
Flowering time
Flowers in late summer (VII–VIII).
Habitat
Eutrophic and clear-watered lakes, slow flowing rivers and brackish water bays with low salt concentration, in deep water, often on a sand-humus bottom.
- Vs – lakes and ponds