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: Cabombaceae

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
CT Prohibited by Statute
ME Advisory List of Invasive Plants
ME Banned Invasive Aquatic Plants
NH Comprehensive Invasive Plant List - Prohibited Species
RI Invasive Species Council List of Invasive Plants in RI
RI DEM Freshwater Aquatic Invasive Species
VT Noxious Weeds
NY State Prohibited and Regulated Invasive Plants

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 Cabomba caroliniana