Najas flexilis (Willd.) Rostk. & W.L.E. Schmidt

Slender Waternymph, Nodding Waternymph

Synonyms: Caulinia flexilis, Najas caespitosa

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Monocot

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Family: Hydrocharitaceae

Genus: Najas

Species: Najas flexilis

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: OBL

PHOTOS OF Najas flexilis