*Cabomba palaeformis Fassett. Common name: Fishgrass. Habitat: Ponds and ditches. Distribution: Native of Mexico and Central America.
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
Links to other floras: = n/a - FNA3
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
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