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Nevada Pondweed
Stuckenia striata
  
About Nevada Pondweed (Stuckenia striata) 0 Nurseries Carry This Plant 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 and South America. It grows in waterways such as rivers, canals, and shallow ponds, often in alkaline water. This is a perennial herb producing a long, thin, branching stem approaching two meters in maximum length. The narrow, hairlike leaves are up to 10 centimeters long and only a few millimeters wide. The inflorescence is a spike of flowers arranged in whorls and borne on a short peduncle.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Plant Type
Perennial herb

Landscaping Information
Natural Setting
Climate
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 5.2" - 21.5", Summer Precipitation: 0.22" - 1.84", Coldest Month: 33.3" - 49.6", Hottest Month: 59.9" - 73.1", Humidity: 1.30" - 26.72", Elevation: 1" - 4759"

Alternative Names
Common Names: Broadleaf Pondweed Nevada Pondweed, Striped Pondweed


Sources include: Wikipedia. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the California Consortia of Herbaria, Sunset information provided by Jepson Flora Project. Propogation from seed information provided by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include CalPhotos, Wikimedia Commons, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include Calflora, CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online, Jepson Flora Project, Las Pilitas, Theodore Payne, Tree of Life, The Xerces Society, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.

Links:   Jepson eFlora Taxon Page  CalPhotos  Wikipedia  Calflora


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