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Stuckenia filiformis
Stuckenia filiformis (Pers.) Börner
Fineleaf Pondweed, Thread-leaved False Pondweed
Potamogetonaceae (Pondweed family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: STFI6
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N), SPM (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Drupe
Size Notes: Submersed stems up to about 3 feet long.
Leaf: Leaves submersed.
Fruit: Drupaceous.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: GreenBloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep
Distribution
USA: AK , AZ , CA , CO , IA , ID , ME , MI , MN , MT , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NM , NV , NY , OH , OR , PA , SD , UT , VT , WA , WI , WYCanada: AB , BC , MB , NB , NL , NS , NT , NU , ON , PE , QC , SK , YT
Native Habitat: Calcareous waters of ponds, lakes, streams and rivers.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | OBL | OBL | OBL | OBL | OBL | OBL | OBL |
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 34 - Go Botany (2019) Native Plant Trust
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Stuckenia filiformis in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Stuckenia filiformis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Stuckenia filiformis
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-02Research By: CBR