Najas marina L.

Holly-Leaved Naiad

Hydrocharitaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Hydrocharitaceae (Frogbit family)
Genus: Najas (Waternymph)

Synonyms

Najas marina

Related species

Najas marina L. - Holly-Leaved Naiad
Najas minor All. - Brittle-Leaf Naiad
Najas flexilis (Willd.) Rostk. & W. L. E. Schmidt - Slender Naiad

Traits


    Submerged aquatic plant. <span class="v1">inflorescence:</span> flowers solitary. <span class="v1">flowers:</span> unisexual. <span class="v1">perianth:</span> absent or reduced to small scales. <span class="v1">ovary:</span> 2&#8209;leaved. <span class="v1">stem:</s...

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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Najas marina

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Najas marina

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Najas marina

Najas marina

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • waters

  • in alkaline, often saline habitats

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