Intro:
Stems:
Leaves:
Inforescence:
Flowers:
Fruits:
Comments:
Height:
plant sale text:
bloom table text:
description:
stems:
leaves:
inflorescence:
flowers:
fruits:
comments:
cultural notes:
germination code:
native range:
https://fsus.ncbg.unc.edu/main.php?pg=show-taxon-detail.php&lsid=urn:lsid:ncbg.unc.edu:taxon:{16478B4D-8A58-4B7E-9905-3CB6A2D8268B}
Ceratophyllum demersum Linnaeus. Coontail. Phen: May-Sep. Hab: Ponds, pools, slow-moving streams. Dist: NL (Newfoundland) west to AK, south to s. FL, TX, CA, and south through the West Indies and Mexico and Central America to South America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, FNA3, G, GrPl, GW2, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mex, Mi, NcTx, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, S, S13, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WH3, Les (1985), Les (1986), Les (1988a), Les (1988b), Les (1988c), Les (1989), Szalontai et al (2018), Wilmot-Dear (1985)
Links to other floras: = Ceratophyllum demersum - FNA3
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
- Great Plains: OBL
- Midwest: OBL
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
Hover over a shape, letter, icon, or arrow on the map for definition or see the legend.
© Paul Marcum source | Original Image ⭷
© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷Feedback
See something wrong or missing on about Ceratophyllum demersum? Let us know here: (Please include your name and email if at all complicated so we can clarify if needed.) We greatly appreciate feedback, and will include updates from you in our next webapp update, which can take a few months.