''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.

Description

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

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joins the leaf base. When it is pulled the sheath and stipule comes away, similar to a grass sheath and

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Species

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Stuckenia aldanensis ''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. Description These herbs have rhizomes but not turions. Tubers can be absen ...

'' :* '' Stuckenia amblyophylla'' :* '' Stuckenia arctovaginata'' :* ''

Stuckenia austrosibirica ''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. Description These herbs have rhizomes but not turions. Tubers can be absen ...

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Stuckenia borealis ''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. Description These herbs have rhizomes but not turions. Tubers can be absen ...

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Stuckenia bottnica ''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. Description These herbs have rhizomes but not turions. Tubers can be absen ...

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Stuckenia carbonata ''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. Description These herbs have rhizomes but not turions. Tubers can be absen ...

'' :* '' Stuckenia chakassiensis'' :* ''

Stuckenia clavata ''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. Description These herbs have rhizomes but not turions. Tubers can be absen ...

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Stuckenia fennica ''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. Description These herbs have rhizomes but not turions. Tubers can be absen ...

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Stuckenia filiformis ''Stuckenia filiformis'' is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Potamogetonaceae. Its native range is Temperate Northern Hemisphere, Hispaniola Hispaniola (, also ; es, La Española; Latin and french: Hispaniola; ht, Isp ...

'' (slenderleaf-pondweed) :* ''

Stuckenia gibbosa ''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. Description These herbs have rhizomes but not turions. Tubers can be absen ...

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Stuckenia helvetica ''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. Description These herbs have rhizomes but not turions. Tubers can be absen ...

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Stuckenia interior ''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. Description These herbs have rhizomes but not turions. Tubers can be absen ...

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Stuckenia macrocarpa ''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. Description These herbs have rhizomes but not turions. Tubers can be absen ...

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Stuckenia marina ''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. Description These herbs have rhizomes but not turions. Tubers can be absen ...

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Stuckenia matyrensis ''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. Description These herbs have rhizomes but not turions. Tubers can be absen ...

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Stuckenia meinshausenii ''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. Description These herbs have rhizomes but not turions. Tubers can be absen ...

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Stuckenia mirabilis ''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. Description These herbs have rhizomes but not turions. Tubers can be absen ...

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Stuckenia mongolica ''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. Description These herbs have rhizomes but not turions. Tubers can be absen ...

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Stuckenia omoloica ''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. Description These herbs have rhizomes but not turions. Tubers can be absen ...

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Stuckenia palaeofiliformis ''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. Description These herbs have rhizomes but not turions. Tubers can be absen ...

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Stuckenia pamirica ''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. Description These herbs have rhizomes but not turions. Tubers can be absen ...

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Stuckenia pectinata ''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 ...

'' (fennel pondweed, sago pondweed) :* ''

Stuckenia praepectinata ''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. Description These herbs have rhizomes but not turions. Tubers can be absen ...

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Stuckenia praevaginata ''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. Description These herbs have rhizomes but not turions. Tubers can be absen ...

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Stuckenia pseudorostrata ''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. Description These herbs have rhizomes but not turions. Tubers can be absen ...

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Stuckenia punensis ''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. Description These herbs have rhizomes but not turions. Tubers can be absen ...

'' :* '' Stuckenia sakmarensis'' :* ''

Stuckenia striata ''Stuckenia striata'' is a species of aquatic plant known by the common names broadleaf pondweed Nevada pondweed and striped pondweed. It is native to the Americas, including the southwestern United States, northern Mexico, and parts of Central a ...

'' (broadleaf pondweed) :* '' Stuckenia subretusa'' :* ''

Stuckenia suecica ''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. Description These herbs have rhizomes but not turions. Tubers can be absen ...

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Stuckenia tenuicarpa ''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. Description These herbs have rhizomes but not turions. Tubers can be absen ...

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Stuckenia vaginata ''Stuckenia vaginata'' (syn. ''Potamogeton vaginatus''), commonly called sheathed pondweed, big sheathed pondweed or large-sheathed pondweed is a water plant species that grows in fresh and brackish water in Europe, Northern Asia (excluding China ...

'' (sheathed pondweed) :* '' Stuckenia vaginatoides'' :* '' Stuckenia zosteracea''

References

:* 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. {{Taxonbar, from=Q4846339 Potamogetonaceae Alismatales genera