Plantas de la Isla de
Plants of the Island of

Puerto Rico

Conservation of rare plants, animals, and ecosystems

Família/Family: Hydrocharitaceae

Grupo/Group: Monocotiledón/Monocotyledon.

Forma de vida/Life form: Hierba/Herb

Distribución nativa/Native range: Indias Occidentales (Antillas Menores [Guadalupe], Antillas Mayores), Centroamérica y norte de Sudamérica (Venezuela). / The West Indies (Lesser Antilles [Guadeloupe], Greater Antilles), Central America and northern South America (Venezuela).

Mapa de ubicaciones / Map of locations

Notas/Notes: This name has been misapplied to plants of H. decipiens, H. engelmannii and also the east coast Florida endemic H. johnsonii. Therefore, it is rarer than herbarium specimens and reports may indicate (see IUCN Red List status below).