Hydrocharitaceae
Slender waternymph
Najas gracillima
- Family
- Hydrocharitaceae
- Genus
- Najas
Pet and kid safety: not checked yet. Check pet-safe plants
Najas gracillimaHydrocharitaceae
Is yours looking unwell? Scan your plant — free
Common names
By language (4)
- Arabic
- نجا هزيلة
- Chinese
- 日本茨藻, 纤细茨藻
- English
- Slender waternymph
- Japanese
- イトトリゲモ
Synonyms
- Caulinia amurensis (Tzvelev) Tzvelev
- Caulinia japonica (Nakai) Nakai
- Caulinia tenuissima subsp. amurensis Tzvelev
- Najas indica var. gracillima A.Braun ex Engelm.
- Najas japonica Nakai
- Najas tenuissima subsp. amurensis (Tzvelev) Vorosch.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
More in Najas
- Holly-leaved naiadNajas marinaHydrocharitaceae
- Brittle naiadNajas minorHydrocharitaceae
- Nodding waternymphNajas flexilisHydrocharitaceae
- Ricefield waternymphNajas gramineaHydrocharitaceae
- Southern waternymphNajas guadalupensisHydrocharitaceae
- Najas indicaHydrocharitaceae
- Najas tenuissimaHydrocharitaceae
- Najas oguraensisHydrocharitaceae
- Thin-leaved naiadNajas tenuifoliaHydrocharitaceae
- Wright's waternymphNajas wrightianaHydrocharitaceae
- Najas ancistrocarpaHydrocharitaceae
- Needleleaf waternymphNajas filifoliaHydrocharitaceae
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.