Australian Tapegrass - Vallisneria australis
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Species Description
A first record for Britain!? Similar to V. americana but that has narrower leaves. Other names include: Australian Eelgrass. The lake is used for fishing so potentially it was introduced with stock but it could have come from someone's aquarium and perhaps it got too large for it. I first found it in 2019 but it's clearly been there for a long time as it covers quite a sizeable area.