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Broadleaf pondweed

Stuckenia striata

Also called Nevada Pondweed, Striped Pondweed

Family
Potamogetonaceae (Potamogeton family)
Grows as
Aquatic, Perennial
Native range
W. & SC. U.S.A. to Mexico, Ecuador to S. South America
Climate
temperate

About

Stuckenia striata is a species of aquatic plant in the family Potamogetonaceae. It is known by the common names broadleaf pondweed Nevada pondweed and striped pondweed. It is native to the Americas, including the southwestern United States, northern Mexico, and parts of Central and South America. It grows in waterways such as rivers, canals, and shallow ponds, often in alkaline water. This is a perennial herb producing a long, thin, branching stem approaching 2 m (6 ft 7 in) in maximum length. The narrow, hairlike leaves are up to 10 cm (3.9 in) long and only a few millimeters wide. The inflorescence is a spike of flowers arranged in whorls and borne on a short peduncle.

Other Stuckenia plants

Fineleaf pondweed · Sago pondweed · Sheathed pondweed · Pondweed

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Stuckenia striata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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.

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