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PLANTS

Sago pondweed

Stuckenia pectinata

Plants
NativeHerbPerennialGreen flowers
Sago pondweed, photo 1 of 5
Sago pondweed, In flower
Sago pondweed, In fruit

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows on the tundra.

There are 116 observations of Sago pondweed in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Montérégie and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak from July to September and become rare from November to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord42
  2. Montérégie13
  3. Capitale-Nationale10
  4. Outaouais8
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine6
  6. Montréal6
  7. Nord-du-Québec5
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches5
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent5
  10. Estrie4
  11. Lanaudière3
  12. Centre-du-Québec3
  13. Laurentides2
  14. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  15. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2

Habitat

TundraLkovac

Similar species

Small pondweedPotamogeton pusillus
WidgeongrassRuppia maritima
Horned pondweedZannichellia palustris
Small PondweedPotamogeton berchtoldii
Fineleaf pondweedStuckenia filiformis
HornwortCeratophyllum demersum
Flat-stem pondweedPotamogeton zosteriformis
Eurasian water-milfoilMyriophyllum spicatum
Grass-leaf mud-plantainHeteranthera dubia
Curly pondweedPotamogeton crispus
Leafy pondweedPotamogeton foliosus
Sheathed pondweedStuckenia vaginata