Stuckenia striata (Ruiz & Pav.) Holub

Broadleaf pondweed (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Alismatales > Potamogetonaceae > Stuckenia

Characteristics

Stems branched distally, terete to 5-ridged, to 200 cm. Leaves: length and width of those on main stem 2 times or more those on branches; stipules with stipular sheaths not inflated, 1.2--3.4 cm, ligule 0.2--1.1 cm; blade linear, 5--21 cm ´ 0.4--5.1 (--8.5) mm, apex apiculate, cuspidate, or rarely round; veins 3--5. Inflorescences: peduncles axillary, rarely terminal, erect to ascending, cylindric, 1.2--5.2 cm; spikes cylindric, rarely moniliform, 13--45 mm; verticels 4--9. Fruits brown to reddish brown, obovoid to oblanceoloid, 3--3.9 ´ 2.8--3 mm; beak toward abaxial margin, erect or rarely recurved to apex, 0.2--0.3 mm. Chromosome number apparently unknown.not available.
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A plant that grows in water. It can grow fro one year or longer. It has rhizomes or tuberous stems. The stems are cylinder shaped and branched. They can be 2 m long. The leaves are narrow and 3-15 cm long by 2-4 mm wide.
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It is a temperate plant. It grows in canals and drains.
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-12

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Distribution

Stuckenia striata world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Paraguay, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:996842-1
WFO ID wfo-0000739450
COL ID 537PT
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Coleogeton striatus Stuckenia striata Potamogeton striatus Potamogeton dissimilis Potamogeton latior Potamogeton australis Potamogeton filiformis var. latifolius Potamogeton pectinatus var. striatus