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Hydrocharitaceae
Najas

not marked as a favorite taxon *Najas minor Allioni. Common name: Spinyleaf Naiad. Phenology: Jul-Oct. Habitat: Ponds, lakes, and reservoirs, particularly where eutrophic. Distribution: Native of Eurasia. This species is apparently a rather recent introduction to North America, now widespread in e. North America.

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Subgenus: Caulinia. Section: Caulinia.

Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia

Other Comments: Haynes (1979) reports that it is becoming more abundant in e. North America because of its tolerance for polluted, eutrophic waters.

Synonymy ⓘ: = AqW, Ar, C, Can, F, FNA22, G, GW1, Il, K4, Mi, Mo1, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, Tn, Va, W, WH3, WV, Haynes (1979); = n/a — Tat. Basionym: Najas minor All. 1773

Links to other floras: = Najas minor - 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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