PLANTS Profile for Najas guadalupensis (southern waternymph)

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PLANTS Profile

Najas guadalupensis (Spreng.) Magnus
southern waternymph

Symbol:

NAGU

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Najadaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
HI		I
PR		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Najas guadalupensis (Spreng.) Magnus

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Najas guadalupensis (Spreng.) Magnus

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Distribution:
Najas guadalupensis (Spreng.) Magnus


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USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), USA+ (PR), CAN (AB, MB, ON, QC)

Related Taxa:
Najas guadalupensis (Spreng.) Magnus

View 1 genera in Najadaceae, 8 species in Najas or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Najas guadalupensis ssp. floridana
Florida waternymph

Najas guadalupensis ssp. guadalupensis
southern waternymph

Najas guadalupensis ssp. muenscheri
Muenscher's waternymph

Najas guadalupensis ssp. olivacea
Guadalupe waternymph

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Najas guadalupensis (Spreng.) 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 guadalupensis (Spreng.) Magnus – southern waternymph

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Najas guadalupensis (Spreng.) Magnus

This plant and the related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are 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.

Connecticut:
naiad		Special Concern
Maine:
southern naiad		Possibly Extirpated
New York:
Najas guadalupensis var. muenscheri [=NAGUM2]
Muenscher's naiad		Endangered
Najas guadalupensis var. olivacea [=NAGUO2]
southern naiad		Endangered

Introduced Information:
Najas guadalupensis (Spreng.) Magnus

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 guadalupensis (Spreng.) Magnus

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Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Najas guadalupensis (Spreng.) Magnus

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

View species account 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 38998.

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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Najas guadalupensis (Spreng.) Magnus

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