PLANTS Profile for Stuckenia pectinata (sago pondweed)

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PLANTS Profile

Stuckenia pectinata (L.) Böerner
sago pondweed

Symbol:

STPE15

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Potamogetonaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
HI		I
CAN		N
SPM		N


Common Names:
	broadleaf pondweed

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Photo of Stuckenia pectinata (L.) Böerner

Potamogeton pectinatus

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

More Information:

Synonym Information:

STPE12: Characteristics

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Stuckenia pectinata (L.) Böerner

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Synonyms:
Stuckenia pectinata (L.) Böerner

COPE9	Coleogeton pectinatus (L.) D.H. Les & Haynes
POPE6	Potamogeton pectinatus L.
STPE12	Stuckenia pectinatus (L.) Böerner	broadleaf pondweed, sago pondweed

Distribution:
Stuckenia pectinata (L.) Böerner


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Stuckenia pectinata (L.) Böerner

View 2 genera in Potamogetonaceae, 5 species in Stuckenia

Classification:
Stuckenia pectinata (L.) Böerner

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.


Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Alismatidae
Order	Najadales
Family	Potamogetonaceae – Pondweed family
Genus	Stuckenia Böerner – pondweed
Species	Stuckenia pectinata (L.) Böerner – sago pondweed

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Stuckenia pectinata (L.) Böerner

The synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

New Hampshire:
Potamogeton pectinatus
sago pondweed		Threatened

Introduced Information:
Stuckenia pectinata (L.) Böerner

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Stuckenia pectinata (L.) Böerner

Potamogeton pectinatus:

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

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Reg. H

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Stuckenia pectinata (L.) Böerner

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 09/25/2008 02:06 AM MDT