OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Alismatales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Najas gracillima   FAMILY Hydrocharitaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Najas gracillima   FAMILY Najadaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Najas gracillima

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Najas gracillima

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 025-01-002:

Najas gracillima   FAMILY Najadaceae

 

COMMON NAME:
Slender Naiad, Slender Waternymph, Bushy Naiad


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image of Najas gracillima, Slender Naiad, Slender Waternymph, Bushy Naiad

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_nagr_001_lvd

        

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Najas gracillima   FAMILY Hydrocharitaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Najas gracillima   FAMILY Najadaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Najas gracillima

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Najas gracillima

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 025-01-002:
Najas gracillima   FAMILY Najadaceae

 

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4309

Submersed aquatic (rooted); Forb
Annual
Monoecious

Habitat: Ponds, lakes, slow-moving streams, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas

Rare

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IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Leaf margins minutely serrulate, with 13-17 widely separated spinulose teeth per leaf side

LEAVES:
Simple
Leaves nearly opposite or appearing whorled

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
1 stamen in staminate flowers
Superior ovary
Unisexual

Flowers in leaf axils

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Purplish
Achene

 

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