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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (6/30/18):
Najas gracillima
FAMILY
Hydrocharitaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Najas gracillima
FAMILY
Najadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 025-01-002:
Najas gracillima
FAMILY
Najadaceae
COMMON NAME:
Slender Naiad, Slender Waternymph, Bushy Naiad
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_nagr_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (6/30/18):
Najas gracillima
FAMILY
Hydrocharitaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Najas gracillima
FAMILY
Najadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 025-01-002:
Najas gracillima
FAMILY
Najadaceae
4309
Submersed aquatic (rooted); Forb
Annual
Monoecious
Native to the Carolinas
Documented growing wild in - NC SC
Uncommon
Habitat: Ponds, lakes, slow-moving streams, per Weakley's Flora
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IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Leaf margins minutely serrulate, with 13-17 widely separated spinulose teeth per leaf side
LEAVES:
Simple
Leaves nearly opposite or appearing whorled
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Unisexual
1 stamen in staminate flowers
Superior ovary
Flowers in leaf axils
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Purplish
Achene
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