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Najas gracillima (A. Braun ex Engelm.) Magnus
slender waternymph

       
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Line Drawing of Najas gracillima (A. Braun ex Engelm.) Magnus
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 90. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Najas gracillima (A. Braun ex Engelm.) Magnus

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Synonyms:
Najas gracillima (A. Braun ex Engelm.) Magnus

  NAING Najas indica (Willd.) Cham. var. gracillima A. Braun ex Engelm.
 

Distribution:
Najas gracillima (A. Braun ex Engelm.) Magnus

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Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AL, CA, CT, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (NB, NS, ON)
 

Related Taxa:
Najas gracillima (A. Braun ex Engelm.) Magnus

View 1 genera in Najadaceae, 8 species in Najas
 

Classification:
Najas gracillima (A. Braun ex Engelm.) Magnus

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Alismatidae
Order Najadales
Family Najadaceae – Water-nymph family
Genus Najas L. – waternymph
Species Najas gracillima (A. Braun ex Engelm.) Magnus – slender waternymph
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Najas gracillima (A. Braun ex Engelm.) Magnus

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Indiana:
thread-like naiad              Endangered
Kentucky:
thread-like naiad              Special Concern
Maine:
thread-like naiad              Special Concern
Maryland:
thread-like naiad              Endangered, Extirpated
Ohio:
thread-like naiad              Endangered
Pennsylvania:
bushy naiad              Threatened
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Najas gracillima (A. Braun ex Engelm.) Magnus

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL OBL OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Najas gracillima (A. Braun ex Engelm.) Magnus

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 38997.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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