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Fennel Leaved Pondweed

Stuckenia pectinata (L.) Börner

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Plant / resting place / among
subaquatic cocoon of Macroplea appendiculata may be found among Potamogeton pectinatus

Foodplant / feeds on
larva of Macroplea mutica feeds on root of Potamogeton pectinatus
Remarks: Other: uncertain

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No specimens have been seen from Delaware, but the species is to be expected there.

The sago-pondweed is among the most important species as food for waterfowl (E. Moore 1913). The species reproduces vegetatively by underground tubers and is spread by various duck species, especially canvas backs. In a study of food for ducks, a population of canvas backs was observed feeding in aquatic vegetation comprised of several genera, including sago-pondweed. When the stomach contents were examined, they were found to contain essentially 100% tubers of sago-pondweed (E. Moore 1913).

Two hybrids with this species as a putative parent have been described under the genus Potamogeton. These are P. pectinatus ´ P. vaginatus (= P. ´ bottnicus Hagström) and P. filiformis ´ P. pectinatus (= P. ´ suecicus K. Richter).

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Description

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Stems branched, especially distally, terete to slightly compressed, to 75 cm. Leaves: those of main stem only slightly larger than those of branches; stipules with stipular sheaths not inflated, 0.8--1.1 cm, ligule 0.8 mm; blade linear, 5.6--9.2 cm ´ 0.2--1 mm, apex acute to mucronate or apiculate; veins 1--3. Inflorescences: peduncles terminal or axillary, erect to ascending, cylindric, 4.5--11.4 cm; spikes moniliform to cylindric, 14--22 mm; verticels 3--5. Fruits yellow-brown to brown, oblanceoloid, 3.8--4 ´ 2.5--3.1 mm; beak toward abaxial margin, erect, 0.5--1.1 mm. 2n = 78.
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Distribution

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St. Pierre and Miquelon; Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.W.T., N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Sask., Yukon; Ala., Alaska, Ariz., Ark., Calif., Colo., Conn., Fla., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Mo., Mont., Nebr., Nev., N.H., N.J., N.Mex., N.Y., N.C., N.Dak., Ohio, Okla., Oreg., Pa., R.I., S.Dak., Tenn., Tex., Utah, Vt., Va., Wash., W.Va., Wis., Wyo.; Mexico; Central America; South America; Eurasia; Australia.
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Flowering/Fruiting

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Flowering summer--fall.
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Habitat

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Brackish to alkaline waters of lakes, streams, rivers, and estuaries; 0--2400m.
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Synonym

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Potamogeton pectinatus Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 127. 1753 (as pectinatum)
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Comprehensive Description

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Potamogeton pectinatus L. Sp. PI. 127. 1753
Potamogeton angustissimus H.B.K. Nov. Gen. & Sp. 1 : 370. 1815. Potamogeton pectinatus scoparius Wallr. Sched. Crit. 68. 1822.
Stem slender, much branched ; leaves all submerged, capillary, often fasciculate, 2-15 cm. long, 0.1-0.3 mm. wide, with a more or less pungent point; stipules adnate to the leaf-bases, whitish, the sheath 1-2 cm. long, the free part shorter ; spikes 1-3 cm. long, many-flowered, often interrupted; peduncles slender, 5-18 cm. long; nutlets at least 2.5 mm. long, with 2 obscure lateral keels but no median one ; style projecting at least 0.6 mm. above the body of the fruit ; embryo a complete or incomplete spiral, the apex pointing directly towards the base or inside it.
Type locality : Europe.
Distribution : Throughout North America, except Central America and the West Indies ;
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Percy Wilson, Per Axel Rydberg, Norman Taylor, Nathaniel Lord Britton, John Kunkel Small, George Valentine Nash. 1909. PANDANALES-POALES; TYPHACEAE, SPARGANACEAE, ELODEACEAE, HYDROCHARITACEAE, ZANNICHELLIACEAE, ZOSTERACEAE, CYMODOCEACEAE, NAIADACEAE, LILAEACEAE, SCHEUCHZERIACEAE, ALISMACEAE, BUTOMACEAE, POACEAE (pars). North American flora. vol 17(1). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
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Potamogeton interruptus Kit.; Schultes, Oestr. Fl
ed. 2. 1 : 328. 1814.
P6tamogeton fiabellatus Bab. Man. Bot. ed. 3. 343. 1851. Potamogeton pectinalus interruptus Aschers. Fl. Brand. 1 : 666. 1864.
Stem whitish, branched ; leaves all submerged, linear, entire, 2-8.5 cm. long, 1-1,5 mm. wide, acute, acuminate or obtuse at the apex; primary nerves 1-5, rarely with a few crossnerves ; stipules adnate to the leaf -bases, the sheath 1-2 cm. long and not scarious except on the edges, the free part shorter, scarious ; spikes 2-4.5 cm. long, interrupted, the flower clusters often 1 cm. apart ; peduncles whitish, thinner than the stem, 3-7 cm, long ; nutlets 3-keeled, the middle keel larger than the lateral ones ; embryo a complete or incomplete spiral, the apex pointing towards or inside the base.
Type locality : Hungary.
Distribution : Michigan, Wisconsin, Nebraska, and Saskatchewan ; apparently in Guatemala.
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Percy Wilson, Per Axel Rydberg, Norman Taylor, Nathaniel Lord Britton, John Kunkel Small, George Valentine Nash. 1909. PANDANALES-POALES; TYPHACEAE, SPARGANACEAE, ELODEACEAE, HYDROCHARITACEAE, ZANNICHELLIACEAE, ZOSTERACEAE, CYMODOCEACEAE, NAIADACEAE, LILAEACEAE, SCHEUCHZERIACEAE, ALISMACEAE, BUTOMACEAE, POACEAE (pars). North American flora. vol 17(1). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
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Stuckenia pectinata

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Stuckenia pectinata (syn. Potamogeton pectinatus), commonly called sago pondweed[1] or fennel pondweed, and sometimes called ribbon weed, is a cosmopolitan water plant species that grows in fresh and brackish water on all continents except Antarctica.

Description

Stuckenia pectinata is a fully submerged aquatic plant and does not have any floating or emerged leaves.

The flowers are wind pollinated and the seeds float. Tubers that are rich in starch are formed on the rhizomes. Reproduction can either be vegetative with tubers and plant fragments or sexual with seeds.

Wildlife

The whole plant provides food for different species of waterbirds.

Description

Stuckenia pectinata has long narrow linear leaves which are less than 2 mm wide; each is composed of two slender, parallel tubes. The main difference from other narrow-leaved pondweeds is that the stipule joins the leaf base, when it is pulled the sheath and stipule comes away, similar to a grass sheath and ligule. The fruits are 3 to 5 mm long.

Ecology

The nutritious tubers are an important food source for waterfowl, including the canvasback, which help disperse the plant.[2]

The plant can become a nuisance weed in waterways such as canals, because it is tolerant to eutrophication.

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References

  1. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Stuckenia pectinata". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Stuckenia pectinata in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2017-02-01.

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Stuckenia pectinata: Brief Summary

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Stuckenia pectinata (syn. Potamogeton pectinatus), commonly called sago pondweed or fennel pondweed, and sometimes called ribbon weed, is a cosmopolitan water plant species that grows in fresh and brackish water on all continents except Antarctica.

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