Stuckenia striata

Nevada pondweed, Nevada Pondweed

Family: Potamogetonaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 2B.3

Nevada pondweed is a rare (CNPS 2B.3) California native perennial found in the Sierra Nevada, Great Valley, San Francisco Bay Area, Great Basin, and eastern Mojave Desert regions in shallow, alkaline water, ponds, and lakes at elevations below 1,450 meters. Flowering from July to August, this aquatic plant produces small whitish flowers in whorled, interrupted axillary clusters. Growing with branching stems up to 60 centimeters long, it spreads through rhizomes and lacks tubers. Its narrow, linear leaves are 2 to 10 centimeters long with 3 to 5 veins and a distinctive abrupt, pointed tip, typically measuring 1.5 to 5 millimeters wide. The fruit is 3 to 3.9 millimeters long with a conspicuous beak.

Habitat: Uncommon. Shallow, alkaline water, ponds, lakes

Bloom period: Jul-Aug

Elevation: < 1450 m

Bioregions: SN, GV, SnFrB, GB, DMoj

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.