Najas gracillima (A. Braun ex Engelmann) Magnus. Subgenus: Caulinia. Section: Caulinia. Common name: Slender Naiad, Bushy Naiad. Phenology: Jul-Oct. Habitat: Ponds, lakes, slow-moving streams. Distribution: NS west to MN, south to NC, AL, and MO; disjunct in CA (where likely alien).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Other Comments: Haynes (1979) reports that this species cannot tolerate pollution and is apparently declining in abundance.
Synonymy ⓘ: = AqW, C, Can, F, FNA22, G, Il, K4, Mi, Mo1, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WV, Haynes (1979). Basionym: Najas indica (Willd.) Cham. var. gracillima A.Braun ex Engelm. 1868
Links to other floras: = Najas gracillima - FNA22
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
- Great Plains: OBL
- Midwest: OBL
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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