Alpine Thread-Leaved Pondweed
Stuckenia filiformis (Pers.) Börner
Stuckenia filiformis (Pers.) Börner is a species in the Potamogetonaceae family, commonly known as Alpine Thread-Leaved Pondweed. It is distributed across several regions including Greenland, Labrador, Newfoundland, and various Canadian provinces such as Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, and others. It is also found in parts of the United States like Vermont and in Iceland and Norway.
Description
Stuckenia filiformis (Pers.) Börner is a member of the Potamogetonaceae family and is known by the common name Alpine Thread-Leaved Pondweed. The species has a wide distribution, occurring in Greenland, Labrador, Newfoundland, and multiple Canadian provinces including Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, and Yukon. It is also present in the United States in Vermont, as well as in Iceland and Norway. First published in 1912, this aquatic plant is recognized for its thread-like leaves and is adapted to cold and alpine environments.
Other common names
Alpine Thread-Leaved PondweedFine-Leaved PondweedFineleaf PondweedNorthern Slender PondweedSlender PondweedSlender-Leaf PondweedSlender-Leaved PondweedThread-Leaved PondweedThreadleaf PondweedThreadleaf-PondweedWestern Fine-Leaved PondweedWestern Thread-Leaved Pondweed
Distribution
Greenland · Labrador · Newfoundland · Alberta · British Columbia · Manitoba · New Brunswick · Nova Scotia · Northwest Territories · Nunavut · Ontario · Prince Edward Island · Quebec · Saskatchewan · Yukon · BR · SE · Vermont-US · IS · NO · DK · Global · Afghanistan · Alaska · Aleutian Is. · Altay · Argentina Northeast · Argentina Northwest · Argentina South · Arizona
Synonyms
Coleogeton filiformisColeogeton filiformis subsp. alpinusColeogeton filiformis subsp. occidentalisPotamogeton rostratusPotamogeton interiorPotamogeton magellanicusPotamogeton applanatusPotamogeton juncifoliusPotamogeton rostratus var. humilisPotamogeton filiformis var. applanatusPotamogeton austrosibiricusPotamogeton punensisStuckenia austrosibiricaStuckenia punensisStuckenia interiorStuckenia filiformis subsp. occidentalisStuckenia filiformis subsp. alpinaSpirillus filiformisPotamogeton marinus var. occidentalisPotamogeton marinus var. macouniiPotamogeton marinus var. alpinusPotamogeton strictus var. magellanicusPotamogeton filiformis var. occidentalisPotamogeton filiformis var. macouniiPotamogeton filiformis f. alpinusPotamogeton filiformis f. polarisStuckenia filiformis var. occidentalisStuckenia filiformis var. alpinaPotamogeton aulacophyllusPotamogeton fasciculatus