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Najas marina

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Najas marina

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Also known as Holly-leaved naiad

species of plant

Species

Least Concern

holly-leaved naiad

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderAlismatales
  5. FamilyHydrocharitaceae
Habitatbrackish, freshwater
Native toAlgeria, Altay, Amur, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Aruba, Assam, Austria, Bahamas, Baleares, Baltic States
Observations recorded51,673

via GBIF · IUCN · Kew POWO

Museum specimens

Specimen records
2,489
With media
1,493
Family
Hydrocharitaceae
Collections
IBUNAM, CIBNOR, CIBYC-UAEM, FA-UAS, INECOL
Recorded in
Mexico

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Subclass of
herbaceous plant
Parent taxon
Najas
Image
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Has use
fodder
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taxon rank
species
taxon name
Najas marina
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
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Najas marina
Commons category
Najas marina
taxon common name
大茨藻
taxon range
Cuba
short name
N. marina
taxon author citation
(Regel) Tzvelev
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Encyclopedic overview

Najas marina is a species of aquatic plant known by the common names spiny water nymph, spiny naiad and holly-leaved naiad. It is an extremely widespread species, reported across Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, the Americas and many oceanic islands. It can be found in many types of freshwater and brackish aquatic habitat, including bodies of alkaline water.

Description

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