Najas filifolia

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Najas filifolia
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Hydrocharitaceae
Genus: Najas
Species:
N. filifolia
Binomial name
Najas filifolia

Najas filifolia, the needleleaf waternymph,[1] is an aquatic plant in the Hydrocharitaceae. It is a rare and little-known species, known from only three counties (Decatur County, Georgia; Santa Rosa County, Florida; and Leon County, Florida. It is unusual in the genus in bearing fruits that are recurved to crescent-shaped.[2][3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Najas filifolia". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  2. ^ Robert R. Haynes. 1985. A new species of Najas (Najadaceae) from the southeastern U.S.A. Brittonia. 37: 392-393.
  3. ^ "Najas filifolia in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2017-01-31.


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