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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Monocots
  5. Aroids, Water Plantains, Seagrass, and Allies
  6. Tape-grasses
  7. Naiads

genus

Naiads

Najas

Traits
Includes
5 native 1 introduced
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children

  • Najas flexilis 2 native
  • Holly-leaved Water Nymph native
  • Southern Waternymph native
  • Brittle Naiad introduced
  • Thread-leaved Water-nymph native
  • Rice-field Water-nymph
  • Wright's Waternymph native
  • Najas filifolia native

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Plant type
Annual Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

Top native naiads All

Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

  • Southern Waternymph Najas guadalupensis food 5
  • Holly-leaved Water Nymph Najas marina food 4
  • Slender Water-nymph Najas flexilis food 3
  • Thread-leaved Water-nymph Najas gracillima food 3
  • Canadian Water-nymph Najas canadensis
  • Najas filifolia
  • Wright's Waternymph Najas wrightiana

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