family
Tape-grasses
Hydrocharitaceae
Field notes
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native tape-grasses All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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American Eelgrass
Vallisneria americana
caterpillars
2
food
7
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American Frogbit
Limnobium spongia
caterpillars
2
food
1
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Turtle Grass
Thalassia testudinum
food
56
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Canadian Waterweed
Elodea canadensis
food
11
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Nuttall's Waterweed
Elodea nuttallii
food
7
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Southern Waternymph
Najas guadalupensis
food
5
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Holly-leaved Water Nymph
Najas marina
food
4
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Slender Water-nymph
Najas flexilis
food
3
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Thread-leaved Water-nymph
Najas gracillima
food
3
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Vallisneria neotropicalis
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Hawai'i Seagrass
Halophila hawaiiana
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Caribbean Seagrass
Halophila decipiens
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Engelmann's Seagrass
Halophila engelmannii
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Canadian Water-nymph
Najas canadensis
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Two-leaf Waterweed
Elodea bifoliata