PLANTS Profile for Najas marina (spiny naiad)

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PLANTS Profile

Najas marina L.
spiny naiad

Symbol:

NAMA

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Najadaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
HI		I
PR		N
CAN		N

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Najas marina L.

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Synonyms:
Najas marina L.

	NAGR3	Najas gracilis (Morong) Small
	NAMA3	Najas major All.
	NAMAA	Najas major All. var. angustifolia A. Braun ex K. Schum.
	NAMAR	Najas marina L. var. recurvata Dudley

Distribution:
Najas marina L.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AZ, CA, FL, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, ND, NE, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, SD, TX, UT, VA, WI), USA+ (PR), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Najas marina L.

View 1 genera in Najadaceae, 8 species in Najas

Classification:
Najas marina L.

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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 marina L. – spiny naiad

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Najas marina L.

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.

New York:
holly-leaved naiad		Endangered
Pennsylvania:
holly-leaved naiad		Endangered

Introduced Information:
Najas marina L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Najas marina L.

Nat. Ind.

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Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Najas marina L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 39001.

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

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

Time Generated: 10/07/2008 12:02 PM MDT