East Perthshire - Botanical Society of the British Isles

Potamogeton obtusifolius
Local rarity: Scarce
Grid ref. Date Protection Site Habitat Abundance Recorder
NN 9066 1998 SSSI Loch Moraig Mesotrophic loch P R McPhail
NN 921592 2005 Loch Dunmore M C Robinson
NN 972693 2012 SSSI Loch Valigan M C Robinson
NO 044638 1977 Straloch Loch anon
NO 0444 1983 SSSI Loch of the Lowes Oligo-mesotrophic loch A J Silverside
Blunt-leaved Pondweed N
NO 062450 1986 SSSI Loch of Butterstone Oligo-mesotrophic loch Kindrogan Field Centre
NO 108622 1986 Ashintully lochan N F Stewart
NO 118443 2010 SSSI Loch of Clunie Mesotrophic loch M Robinson, A Godfrey, W Hay
NO 14SW 2002 SSSI Marlee Loch Mesotrophic loch N F Stewart
NO 117568 2006 Loch Mharaich M C Robinson
NO 159445 1986 Rae Loch anon
NO 164429 1997 Fingask Loch N F Stewart
NO 168428 1997 White Loch Eutrophic loch N F Stewart
Should probably not be listed as Locally Scarce. Many lochans have still not been recorded.
Potamogeton pectinatus
Local rarity: Rare
Grid ref. Date Protection Site Habitat Abundance Recorder
NO 163381 1997 Bridge of Isla River N F Stewart
Fennel Pondweed N
NO 208407 2005 Couttie, R Isla River Kindrogan Field Centre
NO 218413 1997 Knowehead, R Isla River N F Stewart
Not known in Perthshire by FBW and now only known from these three sites in the River Isla. Further survey of the R Isla would probably extend its distribution
Potamogeton praelongus Long-stalked Pondweed N
Local rarity: Rare Near-threatened
Grid ref. Date Protection Site Habitat Abundance Recorder
NO 045440 1983 SSSI Loch of the Lowes Oligo-mesotrophic loch anon
Not found in shallow water, so easy to overlook, but surprising that it has not been recorded since 1983. FBW mentions it in Loch na Chat, but this loch is not identifiable
Potamogeton pusillus
Local rarity: Scarce
Lesser Pondweed N