Stuckenia pectinata
Taxonomy
Synonyms: Potamogeton pectinatus, Sago pondweed Subspecific taxa: Classification:
Other taxonomic & nomenclature sources: USDA Plants;  ITIS;  The Plant List;  IPNI Species Distribution
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Absent: Not known from county Medium confidence: Medium or unknown confidence; often old records or unverifiable observations Medium-high confidence: Often observations by expert botanists High confidence: Often vouchered herbarium records Planted / introduced: Native species introduced outside historic range, or only in planted locations within county (e.g., restorations) Historic / extirpated: Only historic records for the species; likely extirpated (Note that this category is not yet functional) North American distribution maps for this species: FLNA;  USDA Plants;  BONAP;  BISON
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Species Status
Status/Listing: No Information Notes: Origin: Native
Species Description
General: Monocot, perennial Roots: adventitious, rhizomes, tubers Shoots: alternate leaf arrangment; simple leaf type; entire leaf margin; Parallel leaf venation; awl-shaped leaf shape Inflorescence: spike Flowers: perfect; incomplete, not petals, not sepals; hypogynous ovary position Fruit: achene Physiology: autotrophic; C3 C02 fixation Reproduction: sexual, vegetative
Ecology & Natural History
Habitat: Hard, clear water; water may be fresh, marl, alkali, brackish from one and one half to eight inches deep; also in sloughs. ILPIN Notes: 1, 11. The seeds of this species have important food value for marshbirds and shore- birds. Its tubers, copiously produced, are an important duck food. Aquatic furbearers, especially muskrats, use this species as food also. It is also a good species cover for fish. Seeds-plant, in fall at a rate of 40 lbs per acre at one and one half intervals tubers-late spring or fall at 100 tubers per acre at one and one half inch intervals. All leaves submerged; stem branched from nearly every node above. Spike of several loose whorls of flowers. Stipules united with leaf bases, forming a sheath. Functional Relationships:
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