Najas filifolia, the needleleaf waternymph,[1] is an aquatic plant in the Hydrocharitaceae. It is a rare and little-known species, known from only three counties (Decatur County, Georgia; Santa Rosa County, Florida; and Leon County, Florida. It is unusual in the genus in bearing fruits that are recurved to crescent-shaped.[2][3]
Najas filifolia | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Hydrocharitaceae |
Genus: | Najas |
Species: | N. filifolia |
Binomial name | |
Najas filifolia Haynes | |
Najas | |
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Hydrilloideae<Hydrocharitaceae<Alismatales<Monocots<Angiosperms<Tracheophytes<Plantae |
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