Potamogetonaceae

Fineleaf pondweed

Stuckenia filiformis (Pers.) Börner

Family: Potamogetonaceae
Genus: Stuckenia

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Fineleaf pondweed (Stuckenia filiformis) — Photo: Summit Metro Parks, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (17)

Belarusian: Урэчнік ніткападобны, Рдзест ніткападобны
Chinese: 丝叶眼子菜, 絲葉眼子菜, 扁茎眼子菜
Danish: Trådvandaks, Tråd-vandaks
Dutch: Draadfonteinkruid
English: Fineleaf pondweed, Threadleaf-pondweed, Western fineleaf pondweed
Estonian: Niitjas penikeel
Finnish: Merivita
French: Potamot filiforme
German: Faden-Laichkraut
Hebrew: נהרונית חוטית
hsb: Nitkojta dróstnica
Icelandic: Þráðnykra
Latvian: Pavedienu glīvene
Norwegian Nynorsk: Trådtjønnaks
Polish: Rdestnica nitkowata
Swedish: Trådnate
Welsh: Dyfrllys meinddail

Synonyms

Coleogeton filiformis (Pers.) Les & R.R.Haynes
Coleogeton filiformis subsp. alpinus (Blytt) Les & R.R.Haynes
Coleogeton filiformis subsp. occidentalis (J.W.Robbins) Les & R.R.Haynes
Potamogeton applanatus Y.D.Chen
Potamogeton aulacophyllus K.Schum.
Potamogeton austrosibiricus Kaschina
Potamogeton fasciculatus Wolfg.
Potamogeton filifomirs var. rivicolus (Hagstr.) Hagstr.
Potamogeton filiformis Pers.
Potamogeton filiformis f. alpinus (Blytt) Hagstr.
Potamogeton filiformis f. crinisimilis Hagstr.
Potamogeton filiformis f. elongatus Baagøe ex G.Fisch.
Potamogeton filiformis f. fasciculatus (Wolfg.) Tiselius
Potamogeton filiformis f. fluviatilis (G.Fisch.) G.Fisch.
Potamogeton filiformis f. linipes Hagstr.
Potamogeton filiformis f. luxuriosus Hagstr.
Potamogeton filiformis f. major Tiselius
Potamogeton filiformis f. polaris Hagstr.
Potamogeton filiformis f. rivicolus Hagstr.
Potamogeton filiformis subsp. juncifolius (A.Kern. ex C.Fritsch) Asch. & Graebn.
Potamogeton filiformis var. alpinus (Blytt) Almq.
Potamogeton filiformis var. alpinus (Blytt) Asch. & Graebn.
Potamogeton filiformis var. applanatus (Y.D.Chen) Q.Y.Li
Potamogeton filiformis var. austrosibiricus (Kaschina) Czepinoga
Potamogeton filiformis var. elongatus (Baagøe ex G.Fisch.) G.Fisch.
Potamogeton filiformis var. fasciculatus (Wolfg.) Baagøe
Potamogeton filiformis var. juncifolius (A.Kern. ex C.Fritsch) Hegi
Potamogeton filiformis var. kihlmanii Hagstr.
Potamogeton filiformis var. macounii (Morong ex Macoun) Morong
Potamogeton filiformis var. occidentalis (J.W.Robbins) Morong
Potamogeton filiformis var. rivicola (Hagstr.) Hagstr.
Potamogeton interior Rydb.
Potamogeton juncifolius A.Kern. ex C.Fritsch
Potamogeton juncifolius var. amphibius Baagøe ex G.Fisch.
Potamogeton juncifolius var. fluviatilis G.Fisch.
Potamogeton magellanicus (Hagstr.) Dusén
Potamogeton marinus f. alpinus Blytt
Potamogeton marinus var. alpinus Blytt
Potamogeton marinus var. macounii Morong ex Macoun
Potamogeton marinus var. occidentalis J.W.Robbins

and 20 more.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native

Photos

Photo: Summit Metro Parks, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Patrice Dupont, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Nicolás Lavandero, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Principe Mendoza Babilon, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Reuven Martin, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dustin Snider, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Urgamal Magsar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.