Stuckenia pectinata (L.) Börner

Spice Leaves In the field In the field 2

Family: POTAMOGETONACEAE

Genus: Stuckenia

Sinònims: Potamogeton pectinatus L.

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Lleida. Tarragona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza. Formentera. Cabrera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Cosmopolitan and subcosmopolitan

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Hydrophyte.

Habitats: Litoral marshes and riparian. Non-saline wetlands (intermittent watercourses, streams, artesian wells, ditches).

Characteristics: An aquatic plant with huge masses of narrow, long submerged leaves that in fresh water have the appearance of green threads. The inflorescence is not continuant, but is interrupted, above all along the peduncle.