Stuckenia filiformis subsp. alpina (Blytt) R.R.Haynes, Les & M.Král

  • Authority

    Haynes, Robert R. & Holm-Nielsen, Lauritz B. 2003. Potamogetonaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 85: 1-52. (Published by NYBG Press)

  • Family

    Potamogetonaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Stuckenia filiformis subsp. alpina (Blytt) R.R.Haynes, Les & M.Král

  • Type

    Type. Norway. Dovre. Johnsvandet near Trondheim, in Lake Vola, M. N. Blytt s.n. (syntype, O-n.v.); Norway. Dovre. Hviddalsvandene, Lindblom s.n. (syntype, Karlstad?-n.v., probably destroyed by fire in 1865); Norway. Laurgaard. Selsvand, N. G. Moe s.n. (syntype, C-n.v.); Norway. Lomsvand, N. G. Mae s.n. (syntype, C-n.v.).

  • Synonyms

    Potamogeton marinus f. alpinus Blytt, Potamogeton strictus Phil.

  • Description

    Subspecies Description - Stems 1-3 dm long. Leaves to 1 mm wide; basal sheaths on lower portion of stem tightly clasping or slightly enlarged, persistent. Peduncles with flower and/or fruits adjacent or separated by less than 2 cm. Fruit common.

  • Distribution

    North temperate areas of North America and Asia; Andes from southern Ecuador south to Argentina and Chile. Calcareous, saline, or brackish shallow to deep waters of ponds, lakes, streams, ditches, and coastal inshore waters at elevations from sea level to 4200 m.

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