Stuckenia filiformis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Stuckenia filiformis (Pers.) Börner

Fineleaf pondweed

2016 Robert L. Carr

2021 Dana York

2012 Nicholas Jensen

Stuckenia filiformis is a perennial herb (rhizomatous) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~41 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. alpina
Genus:	Stuckenia
Family:	Potamogetonaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Habitat: freshwater-marsh

Communities: Freshwater Wetlands, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


OTHER	Potamogeton filiformis

Information about Stuckenia filiformis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (STFI6) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 07/19/2025).