PLANTS Profile for Najas flexilis (nodding waternymph)

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Najas flexilis (Willd.) Rostk. & Schmidt
nodding waternymph

Symbol:

NAFL

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Najadaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Najas flexilis (Willd.) Rostk. & Schmidt

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Najas flexilis (Willd.) Rostk. & Schmidt

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Synonyms:
Najas flexilis (Willd.) Rostk. & Schmidt

	CAFL27	Caulinia flexilis Willd.
	NACA4	Najas caespitosa (Maguire) Reveal
	NAFLC	Najas flexilis (Willd.) Rostk. & Schmidt ssp. caespitosa Maguire
	NAFLC2	Najas flexilis (Willd.) Rostk. & Schmidt var. congesta Farw.
	NAFLR	Najas flexilis (Willd.) Rostk. & Schmidt var. robusta Morong

Distribution:
Najas flexilis (Willd.) Rostk. & Schmidt


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USA (AK, AZ, CA, CT, DC, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SD, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK)

Related Taxa:
Najas flexilis (Willd.) Rostk. & Schmidt

View 1 genera in Najadaceae, 8 species in Najas

Classification:
Najas flexilis (Willd.) Rostk. & Schmidt

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Alismatidae
Order	Najadales
Family	Najadaceae – Water-nymph family
Genus	Najas L. – waternymph
Species	Najas flexilis (Willd.) Rostk. & Schmidt – nodding waternymph

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Najas flexilis (Willd.) Rostk. & Schmidt

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Najas flexilis (Willd.) Rostk. & Schmidt

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 38996.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

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