Hydrocharitaceae
Southern waternymph
Najas guadalupensis
- Family
- Hydrocharitaceae
- Genus
- Najas
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Common names
By language (3)
- Arabic
- نجا غوادالوبية
- Chinese
- 小竹节
- English
- Southern waternymph
Synonyms
- Caulinia guadalupensis Spreng.
- Najas flexilis var. guadalupensis (Spreng.) A.Braun
- Najas flexilis var. guadelupensis (Spreng.) A.Braun
- Najas guadalupensis var. guadalupensis
- Najas microdon A.Braun
- Najas microdon var. guadalupensis (Spreng.) A.Braun
Flowers
- Flower colour
- green (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: Timothy McNitt https://www.inaturalist.org/people/frondsinhighplaces, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.