Stuckenia pectinata

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyPotamogetonaceae
Family (Traditional)Potamogetonaceae
GenusStuckenia
Species:Stuckenia pectinata (L.) C. Borner
Common NameSago Pondweed
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: UCR; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Aquatic; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: floating; Leaf Arrangement: submerged; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: grass-like; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon); Base Flower Color: Green; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Carpel Number/Pistil: 1; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Achene; Fruit Type: Drupe; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: spike; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: No; Petal Number: 0; Pistil Complexity: Simple; Pistil Number: 4; Placentation Type: Basal; Placentation Type: Marginal; Sepal Fusion: No; Sepal Number: 4; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 4; Tepal Fusion: No; Tepal Number: 0
C value 7
StatusNative; AGCP (OBL), EMP (OBL) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S5] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

  • State Boundaries
  • Counties
  • Counties - Species Present
Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Buccaferrea pectinata Buccaferrea pectinata (L.) Bubani
Coleogeton pectinatus Coleogeton pectinatus (L.) D.H. Les & Haynes
Potamogeton columbianus Potamogeton columbianus
Potamogeton pectinatus Potamogeton pectinatus L.
Potamogeton pectinatus var. scoparius Potamogeton pectinatus var. scoparius
Potamogeton siculus Potamogeton siculus
Stuckenia pectinatus Stuckenia pectinatus (L.) Boerner

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Boone (KY), Bullitt (KY), Fleming (KY), Franklin (KY), Gallatin (KY), Henderson (KY), Jackson (KY), Jefferson (KY), Madison (KY), Muhlenberg (KY), Nelson (KY), Pendleton (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Trimble (KY), Grainger (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hancock (TN), Hawkins (TN), Jefferson (TN), Knox (TN), Lake (TN), Obion (TN), Union (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, KNK, MDKY, TENN, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1973 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100149150 Madison Kentucky 15 Jun 1973 J. Stuart Lassetter
1974		 EKY
Stuckenia pectinata
31234100149176 Rockcastle Kentucky 07 Jul 1990 T. Bertram
21		 EKY
Stuckenia pectinata
31973000017479 Gallatin Kentucky 20 Jul 1983 Thieret, John
54008		 KNK
Stuckenia pectinata
TENN-V-0013155 Hawkins Tennessee
TENN
Potamogeton pectinatus
TENN-V-0013154 Hancock Tennessee
TENN
Potamogeton pectinatus
TENN-V-0013161 Lake Tennessee
TENN
Potamogeton pectinatus
APSC0076289 Trimble Kentucky
APSC
Stuckenia pectinatus
HTTU022439 Tennessee
HTTU
Potamogeton pectinatus
31234100148244 Madison Kentucky 15 Jul 1975 Eddie Blandford
 EKY
Potamogeton pectinatus
MDKY00006728 Fleming Kentucky
MDKY
Potamogeton pectinatus
APSC0074239 Muhlenberg Kentucky 11 Oct 1978 Max Medley
 APSC
Stuckenia pectinatus
APSC0088522 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Stuckenia pectinatus
APSC0031589 Obion Tennessee
APSC
Stuckenia pectinatus
ETSU026886 Hawkins Tennessee 29 Sep 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
191042		 ETSU
Stuckenia pectinata
ETSU026717 Hawkins Tennessee 07 Sep 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
19873		 ETSU
Stuckenia pectinata
BEREA008399 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Potamogeton pectinatus
BEREA008398 Jackson Kentucky
BEREA
Potamogeton pectinatus
31973000017478 Boone Kentucky 20 Jul 1983 Thieret, John
54002		 KNK
Stuckenia pectinata
TENN-V-0013156 Jefferson Tennessee
TENN
Potamogeton pectinatus
TENN-V-0013165 Obion Tennessee
TENN
Potamogeton pectinatus
APSC0095266 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Potamogeton pectinatus
HTTU034474 Hawkins Tennessee 30 Aug 1997 Dina J. Crawford
C1		 HTTU
Potamogeton pectinatus
N/A Hawkins Tennessee 07 Sep 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
 ETSU
Stuckenia pectinata
N/A Hawkins Tennessee 18 Oct 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
 ETSU
Stuckenia pectinata
31234100149275 Hawkins Tennessee 27 Jul 1979 Botany 4045 Field Trip Participants
 EKY
Stuckenia pectinata
31234100148194 Franklin Kentucky 12 Jul 1984 Steven Rice
FR-708		 EKY
Potamogeton pectinatus
TENN-V-0013158 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Potamogeton pectinatus
TENN-V-0013157 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Potamogeton pectinatus
APSC0091326 Obion Tennessee
APSC
Stuckenia pectinatus
APSC0095280 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Potamogeton pectinatus
ETSU027018 Hawkins Tennessee 18 Oct 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
191174		 ETSU
Stuckenia pectinata
TENN-V-0013162 Obion Tennessee
TENN
Potamogeton pectinatus
APSC0095282 Bullitt Kentucky
APSC
Potamogeton pectinatus
APSC0031587 Hamilton Tennessee
APSC
Stuckenia pectinatus
APSC0110219 Henderson Kentucky
APSC
Stuckenia pectinata
31234100149168 Madison Kentucky 08 Jul 1975 Howard Fallis
 EKY
Stuckenia pectinata
31234100148186 Franklin Kentucky Donald K. Walker
241		 EKY
Potamogeton pectinatus
31973000017477 Madison Kentucky 15 Jun 1973 Lassetter, J. Stuart
1974		 KNK
Stuckenia pectinata
31973000017438 Pendleton Kentucky 30 Jul 1977 Thieret, John
50114		 KNK
Stuckenia pectinata
TENN-V-0013152 Grainger Tennessee
TENN
Potamogeton pectinatus
TENN-V-0013166 Obion Tennessee
TENN
Potamogeton pectinatus
APSC0095285 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Potamogeton pectinatus
APSC0074254 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Stuckenia pectinatus
N/A Hawkins Tennessee 07 Sep 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
 ETSU
Stuckenia pectinata
N/A Hawkins Tennessee 29 Sep 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
 ETSU
Stuckenia pectinata
BRIT179591 Grainger Tennessee 26 Sep 1980 David H. Webb
3545		 VDB
Stuckenia pectinata
TENN-V-0013167 Union Tennessee
TENN
Potamogeton pectinatus
TENN-V-0013163 Obion Tennessee
TENN
Potamogeton pectinatus
TENN-V-0013159 Lake Tennessee
TENN
Potamogeton pectinatus
TENN-V-0013164 Obion Tennessee
TENN
Potamogeton pectinatus
APSC0095276 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Potamogeton pectinatus
APSC0095277 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Potamogeton pectinatus
APSC0095283 Trimble Kentucky
APSC
Potamogeton pectinatus
APSC0091321 Obion Tennessee
APSC
Stuckenia pectinatus
APSC0110214 Henderson Kentucky
APSC
Stuckenia pectinata
BEREA008397 Jackson Kentucky
BEREA
Potamogeton pectinatus
TENN-V-0243468 Hamilton Tennessee
TENN
Stuckenia pectinata
TENN-V-0013160 Lake Tennessee
TENN
Potamogeton pectinatus
TENN-V-0013153 Grainger Tennessee
TENN
Potamogeton pectinatus
APSC0095275 Nelson Kentucky
APSC
Potamogeton pectinatus
APSC0095274 Trimble Kentucky
APSC
Potamogeton pectinatus
ETSU026720 Hawkins Tennessee 07 Sep 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
19876		 ETSU
Stuckenia pectinata
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