Rdest

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Rdest is a perennial aquatic plant. A rather long rhizome will develop in the ground near the pond plants, which will firmly endure the winter, and as early as next spring, elongated shoots will appear from such buds.

It is noteworthy that some shoots or even parts of them can break away from the mother plant and begin free swimming in the reservoir, while these shoots will continue their further development right in the water. Rdesta will serve as food for some insects, molluscs and fish. Many fish spawn where these plants are. Those shoots that are already dying off will begin to sink to the bottom, over time they will turn into fertile silt.

Rdestov has a special variety in the shape of the leaves: they can be both oval and ribbon-like, and many others. At the very base of the leaf, peculiar transparent membranous stipules are noticeable. The plant blooms in the air, from July to August, spike-shaped inflorescences appear, which will be painted in marsh tones.

Description of pond floating

Pond floating in Latin has the following name: Potamogeton natans. Actually, this type of plant is the most noticeable. The leaves of this plant are shiny and varnished, and are also clothed in oval shapes.

When the moment of flowering of the plant comes, the leaves that are under water are no longer preserved. If the reservoir dries up, then this plant will be able to exist in its terrestrial form, and also such a pond will have leathery heart-shaped leaves on petioles. This plant in nature can often be found both in lakes, ponds, and in rivers. Slow-flowing water bodies are most preferred for pondweed. The inflorescence of the plant is colored in green tones and is spike-shaped. The inflorescence rises above the water, and flowering occurs from June to August.

Description of Alpine pondweed

The Latin name for Alpine pondweed: P. Alpinus. This plant has reddish floating leaves and a rather simple stem, while such a pond has narrow underwater leaves, which reach about twenty-five centimeters in length.

Description of cereal pond

The Latin name for cereal pond is as follows: P. Gramineus. In this plant, underwater leaves are located on a branched stem, the length of these leaves will not exceed eight centimeters. When deepened, this type of plant can lose its floating leaves, but if the reservoir dries up, the leaves become terrestrial and leathery, and also taper into petioles.

Description of pest with submerged leaves

A plant such as pondweed brilliant in Latin is called as follows: Potamogeton lucens. This plant has rather large leaves, which reach five centimeters in width, and in length these plants can grow up to thirty centimeters. Plants are painted in bright green tones, they are shiny, and they will be slightly wavy along the edge. The plant is completely submerged in water, but only during flowering does the inflorescence itself rise above the surface of the reservoir. Actually, at this time, the plant is pollinated with the help of the wind. This type of pondweed most of all loves running water, for this reason, most often this plant lives in pitches, and not in ponds.

This kind of plant as pondweed has rather long branched stems. The leaves of the plant themselves will be rounded, at their very base they are heart-shaped and rather wide. It is this type of pondweed that is found more often than all other types.

Curly pondweed has very peculiar leaves, which explains the name of this plant. In addition to the fact that the leaves are wavy, they are also endowed with small teeth, which are located along their very edge.