Stuckenia striata

{{Short description|Species of aquatic plant}}

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|genus = Stuckenia

|species = striata

|authority = (Ruiz & Pav.) Holub

|synonyms = {{species list |Coleogeton striatus|(Ruiz & Pav.) Les & R.R.Haynes

|Potamogeton pectinatus var. striatus|(Ruiz & Pav.) Hagstr.

|Potamogeton striatus|Ruiz & Pav.

|Potamogeton australis|F.Phil. ex Phil.

|Potamogeton dissimilis|A.Benn.

|Potamogeton filiformis var. latifolius|(J.W.Robbins) Reveal

|Potamogeton latifolius|(J.W.Robbins) Morong

|Potamogeton latior|Holub

|Potamogeton pectinatus var. latifolius|J.W.Robbins}}

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Stuckenia striata is a species of aquatic plant in the family Potamogetonaceae.{{cite web |url= https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1107774-2 |title= Stuckenia striata (Ruiz & Pav.) Holub |author= |date=n.d. |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=January 26, 2025}}{{cite web |url= https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/537PT |title= Stuckenia striata (Ruiz & Pav.) Holub |author= |date=n.d. |website=Catalogue of Life |publisher=Species 2000 |access-date=January 26, 2025}} It is known by the common names broadleaf pondweed{{PLANTS|id=STST20|taxon=Stuckenia striata|accessdate=4 December 2015}} Nevada pondweed and striped pondweed. It is native to the Americas, including the southwestern United States, northern Mexico, and parts of Central and South America. It grows in waterways such as rivers, canals, and shallow ponds, often in alkaline water. This is a perennial herb producing a long, thin, branching stem approaching {{convert|2|m|abbr=on}} in maximum length. The narrow, hairlike leaves are up to {{convert|10|cm|abbr=on}} long and only a few millimeters wide. The inflorescence is a spike of flowers arranged in whorls and borne on a short peduncle.