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Najas filifolia
Najas filifolia Haynes
Needleleaf Waternymph, Slender Naiad
Najadaceae (Water-nymph Family)
Synonym(s): Najas ancistrocarpa
USDA Symbol: NAFI2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: AnnualHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Stems up to about 10 inches long, mostly submerged.
Fruit: Seeds strongly recurved, greenish brown.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Green , Purple , BrownBloom Time: Jul , Aug
Distribution
USA: FL , GANative Habitat: Aquatic, in sandy-bottomed lakes.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | OBL |
Web Reference
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Najas filifolia in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Najas filifolia in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Najas filifolia
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-07-14Research By: CBR