General:
Perennial, aquatic herb from fine, tufted roots; stems up to 100 cm long, branched.
Leaves:
All submersed, linear, thin, green, 5-10 cm long, up to 1 mm wide, with 1 to 3 veins, the tips sharp-pointed, the stipules 0.5-2 cm long, the blades arising close to the tips of the stipules.
Flowers:
Inflorescence spikelike, the spikes 1.5-2.5 cm long, interrupted, with 2 to 5 whorls of flowers, the stalks thin.
Fruits:
Achenes, almost globe-shaped, 3.5-4 mm long, 2.5-3 mm wide, widest above the middle, the beaks prominent, short, the keels absent, the surface without fine, ray-like grooves.
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Site Information |
Value / Class |
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Avg |
Min |
Max |
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Elevation
(metres) |
445 | 350 | 540 |
Slope
Gradient (%) |
0 | 0 | 0 |
Aspect (degrees) |
0 | ||
Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
8 | 8 | 8 |
Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
E | ||
#
of field plots species was recorded in: |
3 | ||
Modal
BEC Zone Class |
BG | ||
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
BG(2), PP(1) | ||
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Coleogeton pectinatus (L.) D.H. Les & Haynes
Potamogeton pectinatus L.
Stuckenia pectinatus (L.) Böerner