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