Copy permalink to share
Ceratophyllaceae
Ceratophyllum

Ceratophyllum australe Grisebach. Phenology: May-Sep. Habitat: Ponds, pools, slow-moving streams, solution holes in pine rocklands. Distribution: Se. NC south to s. FL and Panhandle FL, and in the West Indies; also in s. Mexico, Central America, n. South America, with apparent disjunctions in c. South America and the Galapagos Islands

Glossary (beta!)

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: Les treated this taxon as a subspecies of the Old World C. muricatum. Because of their allopatric distribution on separate continents and relative morphological distinctiveness (as shown by Les), we prefer to recognize them at the species rank.

Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, POWO, Szalontai et al (2018); = Ceratophyllum muricatum Cham. ssp. australe (Griseb.) Les — Can, FNA3, NS, WH3, Les (1985), Les (1986), Les (1988a), Les (1988b), Les (1988c), Les (1989); = n/a — RAB; < Ceratophyllum muricatum Cham. — GW2, Mex; < Ceratophyllum submersum L. — S, S13; < Ceratophyllum submersum L. ssp. muricatum (Cham.) Wilmot-Dear var. echinatum (A.Gray) Wilmot-Dear — Wilmot-Dear (1985). Basionym: Ceratophyllum australe Griseb. 1879

Links to other floras: = Ceratophyllum muricatum ssp. australe - FNA3

Show in key(s)

Show parent genus | Show parent in key(s)

Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (name change)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL (name change)

Heliophily ⓘ: 2

Your browser does not support SVGs

Hover over a shape, letter, icon, or arrow on the map for definition or see the legend.

We don't have any photos of Ceratophyllum australe yet. If you have a good photo you'd like to share, please send it to us. Thanks for your contribution!

Feedback

See something missing or incorrect about Ceratophyllum australe? Let us know here:

  1. Please include your name and if possible, email in case when need to clarify what you wrote.
  2. If you opt out of including email, please be as specific as possible (e.g., which photo is incorrect?)
  3. Please do not submit questions asking to identify plants or about horticultural topics (e.g., how do I control an invasive plant in my garden?). Instead, those questions can be submitted here for the Carolinas region only.
  4. Please do not send us feedback about unkeyed species as this work is ongoing.
  5. Please allow time for flora edits to show in our next data release. We greatly appreciate your feedback but may require extra time to research complicated taxonomic issues.

Horticultural Information

No horticultural data found for this taxon.