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Stuckenia pectinata
Also called Fennel Pondweed, Fennel Leaved Pondweed, Comb Pondweed, Broadleaf Pondweed, Fennel Leaf Pondweed
Sago pondweed is a fully submerged aquatic plant with thin, grass-like leaves, found in fresh and brackish water worldwide except Antarctica. It spreads by starchy tubers and rhizome fragments, and can become a nuisance in slow canals and ponds.
Stuckenia pectinata (syn. Potamogeton pectinatus), commonly called sago pondweed or fennel pondweed, and sometimes called ribbon weed, is a cosmopolitan water plant species that grows in fresh and brackish water on all continents except Antarctica.
The nutritious tubers are an important food source for waterfowl, including the canvasback, which help disperse the plant. Trumpeter swans and northern pintails feed mostly on the leaves and seeds of the plant.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Stuckenia pectinata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
