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Cabombaceae
Cabomba

not marked as a favorite taxon *Cabomba palaeformis Fassett. Common name: Fishgrass. Habitat: Ponds and ditches. Distribution: Native of Mexico and Central America.

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Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics

Taxonomy Comments: Specimens of this species in FL were originally identified as Cabomba haynesii Wiersema, leading to some subsequent reports of that species from s. FL.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl2, K4, POWO, WH3, Fassett (1953), Ørgaard (1991); = n/a — FNA3, S, S13; >< Cabomba haynesii — NS, misidentification. Basionym: Cabomba palaeformis Fassett 1953

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL

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