Status: Native
Synonyms:
Stuckenia pectinata (Linnaeus) Boerner
Potamogeton pectinatus grows in the same habitat as the Eudicot, Myriophyllum spicatum, but they are readily differentiated even when not in flower. Potamogeton pectinatus does not have the whorled leaves or the thick stem.
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Potamogeton pectinatus, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Burro Mtns., Bill Evans Lake, Nov. 17, 2007
Potamogeton pectinatus, growth habit & flower, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Burro Mtns., Wild Horse Mesa, June 4, 2008
Potamogeton pectinatus, flowering spike, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Burro Mtns., Wild Horse Mesa, June 4, 2008
Potamogeton pectinatus, in fruit, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Burro Mtns., Wild Horse Mesa, June 4, 2008
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