Family: Hydrocharitaceae
Group: Monocot
Substrate:
Freshwater Aquatic
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Annual
Native Range: South Florida, the West Indies (Cuba, Bahamas), Mexico, Central America and South America (Venezuela).
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status:
Critically Imperiled
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Native
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Not Cultivated
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