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|accepted_name=Stuckenia pectinata
|accepted_authority=(Linnaeus) Borner
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Flora fur das deutsche Volk
|place=713. 1912
|year=1912
}}
|common_names=Sago-pondweed;potamot pectine
|basionyms={{Treatment/ID/Basionym
|name=Potamogeton pectinatus
|authority=Linnaeus
|rank=species
|publication_title=Sp. Pl.
|publication_place=1: 127. 1753 (as pectinatum)
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|synonyms=
|hierarchy=Potamogetonaceae;Stuckenia;Stuckenia pectinata
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Potamogetonaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Stuckenia]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Stuckenia pectinata]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 22
|mention_page=
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Stems </b>branched, especially distally, terete to slightly compressed, to 75 cm. <b>Leaves</b>: those of main stem only slightly larger than those of branches; stipules with stipular sheaths not inflated, 0.8–1.1 cm, ligule 0.8 mm; blade linear, 5.6–9.2 cm × 0.2–1 mm, apex acute to mucronate or apiculate; veins 1–3. <b>Inflorescences</b>: peduncles terminal or axillary, erect to ascending, cylindric, 4.5–11.4 cm; spikes moniliform to cylindric, 14–22 mm; verticels 3–5. <b>Fruits</b> yellow-brown to brown, oblanceoloid, 3.8–4 × 2.5–3.1 mm; beak toward abaxial margin, erect, 0.5–1.1 mm. <b>2n</b> = 78.</span><!--

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|phenology=Flowering summer–fall.
|habitat=Brackish to alkaline waters of lakes, streams, rivers, and estuaries
|elevation=0–2400 m
|distribution=St. Pierre and Miquelon;Alta.;B.C.;Man.;N.B.;Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.);N.W.T.;N.S.;Ont.;P.E.I.;Que.;Sask.;Yukon;Ala.;Alaska;Ariz.;Ark.;Calif.;Colo.;Conn.;Fla.;Idaho;Ill.;Ind.;Iowa;Kans.;Ky.;La.;Maine;Md.;Mass.;Mich.;Minn.;Mo.;Mont.;Nebr.;Nev.;N.H.;N.J.;N.Mex.;N.Y.;N.C.;N.Dak.;Ohio;Okla.;Oreg.;Pa.;R.I.;S.Dak.;Tenn.;Tex.;Utah;Vt.;Va.;Wash.;W.Va.;Wis.;Wyo.;Mexico;Central America;South America;Eurasia;Australia.
|discussion=<p>No specimens have been seen from Delaware, but the species is to be expected there.</p><!--
--><p>The sago-pondweed is among the most important species as food for waterfowl (E. Moore 1913). The species reproduces vegetatively by underground tubers and is spread by various duck species, especially canvas backs. In a study of food for ducks, a population of canvas backs was observed feeding in aquatic vegetation comprised of several genera, including sago-pondweed. When the stomach contents were examined, they were found to contain essentially 100% tubers of sago-pondweed (E. Moore 1913).</p><!--
--><p>Two hybrids with this species as a putative parent have been described under the genus <i>Potamogeton</i>. These are P. pectinatus × P. vaginatus (= P. × bottnicus Hagstr&ouml;m) and <i>P. filiformis</i> × P. pectinatus (= P. <i>× suecicus</i> K. Richter).</p>
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name=Stuckenia pectinata
|authority=(Linnaeus) Borner
|rank=species
|parent rank=genus
|synonyms=
|basionyms=Potamogeton pectinatus
|family=Potamogetonaceae
|phenology=Flowering summer–fall.
|habitat=Brackish to alkaline waters of lakes, streams, rivers, and estuaries
|elevation=0–2400 m
|distribution=St. Pierre and Miquelon;Alta.;B.C.;Man.;N.B.;Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.);N.W.T.;N.S.;Ont.;P.E.I.;Que.;Sask.;Yukon;Ala.;Alaska;Ariz.;Ark.;Calif.;Colo.;Conn.;Fla.;Idaho;Ill.;Ind.;Iowa;Kans.;Ky.;La.;Maine;Md.;Mass.;Mich.;Minn.;Mo.;Mont.;Nebr.;Nev.;N.H.;N.J.;N.Mex.;N.Y.;N.C.;N.Dak.;Ohio;Okla.;Oreg.;Pa.;R.I.;S.Dak.;Tenn.;Tex.;Utah;Vt.;Va.;Wash.;W.Va.;Wis.;Wyo.;Mexico;Central America;South America;Eurasia;Australia.
|reference=None
|publication title=Flora fur das deutsche Volk
|publication year=1912
|special status=
|source xml=https://jpend@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation.git/src/f50eec43f223ca0e34566be0b046453a0960e173/coarse_grained_fna_xml/V22/V22_159.xml
|genus=Stuckenia
|species=Stuckenia pectinata
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