Little Aguja Pondweed (Potamogeton clystocarpus)

Global Rank: G1 - Critically Imperiled
Legal Status: Federally Endangered
Family: Potamogetonaceae
State: TX
Nature Serve ID: 132015
Lifeform: Forb/herb
Date Inducted in National Collection: 02/09/1992

Description:

An aquatic plant that has branched, slender stems and linear leaves, about 9 cm long. Except for small, cylindrical spikes of flowers, this species grows completely submerged.

Where is Little Aguja Pondweed (Potamogeton clystocarpus) located in the wild?

Habitat:

Isolated, quiet pools of water rooted in igneous derived alluvium in the deep and rocky stream bed. Relatively shallow, usually quiet - but hydrologically dynamic - pools and flowing streams.

Distribution:

Endemic to a few kilometers of a single stream in Little Aguja Canyon, Jeff Davis County, Texas.

States & Provinces:

Little Aguja Pondweed can be found in Texas

Which CPC Partners conserve Little Aguja Pondweed (Potamogeton clystocarpus)?

Botanical Research Institute of Texas / Fort Worth Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Assigned 06/09/17

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Conservation Actions

Kim Taylor

05/31/2017

Recreation, water diversion, severe flooding, extreme drought, changes in water quality from chemical contamination and from increased livestock numbers in nearstream areas.

Kim Taylor

05/31/2017

One site in the Davis Mountains of west Texas.