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Potamogetonaceae
Stuckenia
Stuckenia vaginata (Turczaninow) Holub. Common name: Sheathed Pondweed. Phenology: Jul-Aug. Habitat: Lakes. Distribution: Circumboreal, south in North America to OH, ne. IL, MN, SD, CO, UT, NV, and WA.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = AqW, Can, FNA22, K4; = Potamogeton vaginatus Turcz. — C, GrPl. Basionym: Potamogeton vaginatus Turcz. 1854
Links to other floras: = Stuckenia vaginata - FNA22
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
- Great Plains: OBL
- Midwest: OBL
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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