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Hydrocharitaceae
Najas

not marked as a favorite taxon Najas canadensis Michaux. Common name: Northern Naiad. Phenology: Jul-Aug. Habitat: Lakes, rivers, impoundments. Distribution: Maine and Minnesota south to Virginia, Ohio, and Indiana; in the west in Idaho, Washington, and Oregon (at least); also in n. Europe.

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Subgenus: Caulinia. Section: Americanae.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, NSProv, NY, POWO; = n/a — RAB; < Naias flexilis Rost. & Schmidt. — S, orthographic variant; < Najas canadensis Michx. — AqW, K4; < Najas flexilis (Willd.) Rostk. & Schmidt — C, F, G, Il, Pa, Tat, Va, W, WV; >< Najas guadalupensis (Spreng.) Magnus ssp. guadalupensis — FNA22, Haynes (1979). Basionym: Najas canadensis Michx. 1803

Links to other floras: >< Najas guadalupensis ssp. guadalupensis - FNA22

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (name change)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL (name change)
  • Great Plains: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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