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Stuckenia filiformis ssp. alpina
Stuckenia filiformis (Pers.) Börner ssp. alpina (Blytt) Haynes, D.H. Les & M. Kral
Fineleaf Pondweed
Potamogetonaceae (Pondweed Family)
Synonym(s): Coleogeton filiformis ssp. alpinus, Potamogeton filiformis var. alpinus, Potamogeton filiformis var. borealis, Potamogeton filiformis var. macounii, Stuckenia filiformis ssp. alpinus, Stuckenia filiformis var. alpina
USDA Symbol: STFIA2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Breeding System: Flowers Bisexual
Fruit Type: Drupe
Size Notes: Stems up to about 1 foot long.
Fruit: Drupaceous.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: GreenBloom Time: May , Jun , Jul
Distribution
USA: AK , AZ , CA , CO , ID , ME , MI , MN , MT , ND , NE , NH , NV , NY , OH , OR , PA , SD , UT , VT , WA , WI , WYCanada: BC , NB , NS , PE
Growing Conditions
Aquatic: yesWeb Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 36 - Jepson eFlora (2019) The Jepson Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Stuckenia filiformis ssp. alpina in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Stuckenia filiformis ssp. alpina in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Stuckenia filiformis ssp. alpina
Metadata
Record Modified: 2022-12-20Research By: TWC Staff