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Stuckenia

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Stuckenia
Stuckenia pectinata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Potamogetonaceae
Genus: Stuckenia
Börner, 1912
Species

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Stuckenia is a genus of flowering aquatic plants. It contains approximately 30 species that grow in shallow water. Pondweed is a common name for plants in this genus.[1]

Description

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These herbs have rhizomes but not turions. Tubers can be absent or present. The main difference between Stuckenia and Potamogeton 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.

Species

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References

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  1. ^ NRCS. "Stuckenia". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  • Börner, C. 1912. Botanisch-systematische Notizen. Abhandl. Naturwiss. Vereine. Bremen 21: 245-282.
  • Doweld, A. B. 2015. On the nomenclature of fossil Stuckenia (Potamogetonaceae). Phytotaxa 236: 86-90.
  • Holub, J. 1997. Stuckenia Börner 1912--the correct name for Coleogeton (Potamogetonaceae). Preslia 69: 361-366.
  • The INTERNATIONAL FOSSIL PLANT NAMES INDEX|23-Mar-16
  • Les, D. H. and R. R. Haynes. 1996. Coleogeton (Potamogetonaceae), a new genus of pondweeds. Novon 6: 389-391.
  • Moore, E. 1913. The potamogetons in relation to pond culture. Bull Bureau Fish. 33: 251-291.
  • Reveal, J. L. 1977. Potamogetonaceae. In: A. Cronquist et al. 1972 . Intermountain Flora. Vascular Plants of the :* Intermountain West, U.S.A. 4 vols. New York and London. Vol. 6, pp. 24-42.