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Scientific Name
Stuckenia pectinata
Family Name
POTAMOGETONACEAE
Common Name
Fennel Pondweed
Status
Rare
Height
Flowers
A few small flowers, produced in spikes.
Fruit
Achenes
Form
Perennial aquatic herb growing completely submerged, in dense masses. Rhizomes grow from hook-shaped turions, or over-wintering buds. Stems are slender, leafy and much branched.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Clarence; Dorset; Flinders Island; King Island; Northern Midlands; Sorell
Communities
Habitat Notes
Commonly coastal or near the coast, occasionally inland in fresh or brackish water less than 2m deep. King Island, Furneaux Group, N.E., Midlands and East Coast.
Site Tolerance
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
General Notes
Easily propagated by division. Seed sown in shallow water has reasonable results. Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Collecting Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Sowing Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Cutting Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Fruits consist of 4 achenes which are buoyant in water. Seed is released within 3-14 days of seed maturity.
Seed Treatment Method
Bog method
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Germination Time
Suitable for Direct Seeding
Cuttings
Expected Time to Take Root
Expected Time to Plant Out
Propagation by Division
N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.
Yes
Cutting Notes
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