Species Details

Stuckenia striata

broadleaf pondweed

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Classification

Scientific Name: Stuckenia striata (Ruiz & Pav.) Holubis
Common Name: broadleaf pondweed
Family:	Potamogetonaceae
Element Code:	PMPOT030K0
USDA Plants Symbol:	STST20
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3G4Q
State Rank:	S2S3
Other Status:
CRPR Changes: added to 2B.3 on 2024-01-30
Add Date:	2024-01-30
Date Edited:	2024-10-02

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial rhizomatous (aquatic)

Blooming Period: (Jun)Jul-Aug

Elevation:
-70 - 2135 meters
-230 - 7005 feet

General Habitats:

Marshes and swamps

Microhabitat Details: lakes, ponds, rivers, and drainage canals

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes:
Threats: Possibly threatened by biocides.
Taxonomy: Treated as Potamogeton latifolius in TJM (1993). Differentiated from other Stuckenia spp. in California by its broader leaves with abruptly pointed, long to medium-long tips; uninflated stipule sheaths; 3–3.9 mm long fruits with conspicuous beaks; and axillary (or rarely terminal) inflorescences (Hellquist et al. 2012).

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	%
No threats

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					21
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	0	21

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	17
Recent <=20 Years	4

Presence:
Presumed Extant	21
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Contra Costa (CCA), Glenn (GLE), Inyo (INY), Lassen (LAS), Merced (MER), Modoc (MOD), Mono (MNO), Riverside (RIV), Stanislaus (STA), Ventura (VEN)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Antioch North (3812117), Bishop (3711834), Butte City (3912148), Chidago Canyon (3711854), Davis Creek (4112063), Dead Horse Reservoir (4112065), Fales Hot Springs (3811934), Fish Slough (3711844), Furnace Creek (3611647), Gustine (3712038), Honker Bay (3812118), Indio (3311662), Lauer Reservoir (4112064), Lookout (4112122), McGinty Point (4112074), McGinty Reservoir (4112075), Mecca (3311651), Old Mammoth (3711868), Poleta Canyon (3711833), Santa Paula (3411931), Standish (4012034), Sugar Hill (4112073), Valerie (3311652), Wendel (4012032), Wendel Hot Springs (4012033), West of Furnace Creek (3611648), West of Willow Ranch (4112084), Whitmore Hot Springs (3711867), Willow Ranch (4112083)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

Regional Map

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Presumed Extant

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Selected References

CNPS Status Review:	Proposed Addition to CRPR 2B.3, G3G4 / S2S3 (2024)
Original Description:	Flora Peruviana, et Chilensis 1: 70 (1798)
Revised Nomenclature:	Preslia 69: 361–366 (1997)