Broad-Leaved Pondweed (Potamogeton natans)

Family: Potamogetonaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Potamogeton natans is a PERENNIAL growing to 1 m (3ft 3in) at a fast rate. It is in flower from May to September. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Wind. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils and can grow in very acid and very alkaline soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It can grow in water.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Shoots, Roots/Tubers

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Late Summer, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

nutty flavour. — Root - raw or cooked.; Young branches that are produced from the rhizome.; No more details are given.

Habitat & North American Range

Lakes, ponds and ditches, especially on a highly organic substratum, usually in water less than 1 metre deep. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)