Stuckenia C. Börner. Common name: Sago-pondweed.
A genus of about 10 species, nearly cosmopolitan. This genus should be called Stuckenia, which has priority over Coleogeton. Lindqvist et al. (2006) provide molecular support for recognition of Stuckenia as a genus.
[Key adapted from FNA]
References: Haynes & Hellquist (2000c) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2000); Haynes, Les, & Holm-Nielsen (1998d) In Kubitzki (1998b); Haynes, Les, & Král (1998); Les & Haynes (1996); Lindqvist et al. (2006); Wiegleb & Kaplan (1998). Show full citations.
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