Najas flexilis Calflora

Taxon Report 5740

Najas flexilis (Willd.) Rostk. & W. L. E. Schmidt

Nodding waternymph, Slender water nymph

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Najas flexilis, a monocot, is an annual herb that is native to California.


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Family:	HYDROCHARITACEAE
Genus:	Najas

Communities: wetland-riparian

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:

PLANTS:	Caulinia flexilis
PLANTS:	Najas caespitosa
PLANTS:	Najas flexilis ssp. caespitosa
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More information about Najas flexilis


Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Landscaping information from Calscape Photos on Google Images	Jepson eFlora Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria ITIS Original Publication citation USDA PLANTS Profile (NAFL)	Search the International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) website references from Google

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Jan 23, 2019).