Native plant · HYDROCHARITACEAE
Najas marina
SPINY WATERNYMPH; holly-leaved water nymph
Florida native plant record
This profile summarizes published Florida Seed Bank directory data for Najas marina. County information reflects documented specimen or occurrence evidence and does not guarantee current presence at a site.
- Scientific name
- Najas marina
- Family
- HYDROCHARITACEAE
- Genus
- Najas
- Order
- ALISMATALES
- Classification
- Monocots
- Recorded status
- Native; OBL (NWPL)
- Florida range
- South Florida · Central Florida · Panhandle
- Vouchered / Found in Florida
- Lee; Manatee; Escambia; Miami-Dade; Sarasota; Brevard; Hillsborough
Where documented in Florida
Lee; Manatee; Escambia; Miami-Dade; Sarasota; Brevard; Hillsborough
Historical specimen evidence; current presence and complete county coverage are not confirmed.
Related Florida native plants in Najas
- Najas filifolia — NEEDLELEAF WATERNYMPH; SLENDER NAIAD
- Najas guadalupensis — SOUTHERN WATERNYMPH
- Najas wrightiana — WRIGHT'S WATERNYMPH
Data provenance
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