Family: Hydrocharitaceae
Group: Monocot
Substrate:
Marine Aquatic
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: Peninsular Florida, the West Indies, Central America and the Old World tropics.
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
Florida Natural Areas Inventory State Status:
SNR
IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status:
Imperiled
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Native
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Not Cultivated
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Synonyms: H. baillonis, misapplied.