Biology:Najas filifolia

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Short description: Species of aquatic plant

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
Haynes

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. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=NAFI2. 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". http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=222000254. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15594057 entry