Species: Ceratophyllum echinatum
Prickly Hornwort
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Dicotyledoneae
Order
Nymphaeales
Family
Ceratophyllaceae
Genus
Ceratophyllum
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
Spineless Hornwort - spineless hornwort
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Other flowering plants
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Dicotyledoneae - Nymphaeales - Ceratophyllaceae - Ceratophyllum
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
Prickly hornwort, coontail; Hornwort family (Ceratophyllaceae). A perennial, rootless, freshwater, submersed aquatic plant with long stems and whorled, dichotomously-dissected leaves; can anchor with whitish, modified leaves.
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G4?
Global Status Last Reviewed
1995-08-14
Global Status Last Changed
1995-08-10
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Ceratophyllum echinatum occurs from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick south to Florida, and west to Manitoba, Minnesota, Illinois, Kansas, and Texas. Range also includes British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon. Reports from Mexico and Central America are erroneous, they refer to a different species.