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Proserpinaca pectinata Lam.
combleaf mermaidweed

       
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Photo of Proserpinaca pectinata Lam.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Proserpinaca pectinata Lam.

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Distribution:
Proserpinaca pectinata Lam.

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USA (AL, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA), CAN (NF, NS)
 

Related Taxa:
Proserpinaca pectinata Lam.

View 4 genera in Haloragaceae, 3 species in Proserpinaca
 

Classification:
Proserpinaca pectinata Lam.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Haloragales
Family Haloragaceae – Water Milfoil family
Genus Proserpinaca L. – mermaidweed
Species Proserpinaca pectinata Lam. – combleaf mermaidweed
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Proserpinaca pectinata Lam.

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.

Maine:
comb-leaved mermaid-weed              Special Concern
Michigan:
mermaid-weed              Endangered
New Hampshire:
mermaid-weed              Endangered
New York:
comb-leaved mermaid-weed              Threatened
Pennsylvania:
comb-leaved mermaid-weed              Extirpated
Rhode Island:
comb-like mermaid-weed              Special Concern
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Proserpinaca pectinata Lam.

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 NI NO NO OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Proserpinaca pectinata Lam.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 27050.

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
Time Generated: 10/22/2008 08:52 PM MDT