Cabomba caroliniana A. Gray

Carolina Fanwort

Synonyms: Cabomba pulcherrima

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Water Lily

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Family: Nymphaeaceae

Genus: Cabomba

Species: Cabomba caroliniana

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Introduced

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: Yes

Listing:
MIPAG - Invasive
MA Prohibited Plant List
CT Invasive Plant List
RI Natural History Survey Invasive Plant Species List
VT Noxious Weeds
IPANE List

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

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

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: OBL

ASSOCIATED SPECIES

PHOTOS OF Cabomba caroliniana

PHOTOS OF SPECIES ASSOCIATIONS