Family Index

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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