Family: Ceratophyllaceae
Group: Dicot
Substrate:
Freshwater Aquatic
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: Southeastern United States, the Greater Antilles (Cuba), Mexico, Central America and South America.
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status:
Presumed Extirpated or Extinct in the Wild
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Presumed Extirpated
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Native
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Not Cultivated
Comments: For an image of an herbarium specimen collected on Big Pine Key in the Monroe County Keys by George N. Avery and Martha B. Meagher in 1974, visit the
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
Synonyms: C. echinatum, misapplied.