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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)?

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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.

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Nomenclature
Taxon Potamogeton clystocarpus
Authority Fern.
Family Potamogetonaceae
CPC Number 3598
ITIS 39024
USDA POCL
Duration Perennial
Common Names Little Aguja Pondweed
Associated Scientific Names Potamogeton clystocarpus | Potamogeton berchtoldii subsp. clystocarpus
Distribution Endemic to a few kilometers of a single stream in Little Aguja Canyon, Jeff Davis County, Texas.
State Rank
State State Rank
Texas S1
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