Ceratophyllum demersum
Common Hornwort, Coon's Tail
Other regional names: Coontail +2 more
- Coontail
- Coon’s Tail
- Hornwort
Also known as: Ceratophyllum aquaticum H.C.Watson +17 more
- Ceratophyllum aquaticum H.C.Watson
- Ceratophyllum aquaticum subsp. demersum (L.) Syme
- Ceratophyllum asperum Lam.
- Ceratophyllum cornutum Rich.
- Ceratophyllum cornutum Rich. ex Gray
- Ceratophyllum demersum f. adei Vollm.
- Ceratophyllum demersum f. tuberculatum (Cham.) Hook.fil.
- Ceratophyllum demersum subsp. apiculatum (Cham.) Garcke
- Ceratophyllum demersum var. apiculatum (Cham.) Garcke
- Ceratophyllum demersum var. commutatum Zapal.
- Ceratophyllum demersum var. inflatum R.E.Fr.
- Ceratophyllum demersum var. notachanthum J.Lloyd & Foucaud
- Ceratophyllum demersum var. oxyacanthum (Cham.) K.Schum.
- Ceratophyllum demersum var. oxyacanthum L.
- Ceratophyllum demersum var. pentacanthum L.
- Ceratophyllum demersum var. platyacanthum L.
- Ceratophyllum demersum var. strypense Zapal.
- Ceratophyllum demersum var. tricorne Van Haes.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Ceratophyllaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a hydroannual or hydrosubshrub.
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Ceratophyllum demersum (commonly known as Common Hornwort or Coon's Tail) is an aquatic plant within the Ceratophyllaceae family. It naturally occurs in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, Europe, North America, the Pacific, and South America. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring botanical forms and varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Shrub
Plant Type
Annual
Plant Type
Aquatic Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA, PACIFIC, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Australia, Brazil, Caribbean, Caucasus, Central America, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Macaronesia, Malesia, Mexico, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, North-Central U.S.A., Northeast Tropical Africa, Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Africa, Northern Europe, Northern South America, Northwestern Pacific, Northwestern U.S.A., Papuasia, Russian Far East, Siberia, South Tropical Africa, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern Europe, Southeastern U.S.A., Southern Africa, Southern South America, Southwestern Europe, Southwestern Pacific, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Asia, Western Canada, Western Indian Ocean, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Borneo, Botswana, Brazil South, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Burkina, Burundi, Buryatiya, California, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canary Is., Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Central European Russia, Chad, Chile Central, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colombia, Colorado, Congo, Connecticut, Corse, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Florida, France, Free State, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Idaho, Illinois, India, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Kamchatka, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Kenya, Khabarovsk, Kirgizistan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Kuril Is., KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Libya, Louisiana, Madagascar, Madeira, Magadan, Maine, Malawi, Mali, Maluku, Manchuria, Manitoba, Marianas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mauritania, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Mongolia, Montana, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nebraska, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Guinea, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oman, Ontario, Oregon, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Puerto Rico, Queensland, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Rwanda, Sakhalin, Samoa, Sardegna, Saskatchewan, Senegal, Sicilia, Solomon Is., South Carolina, South Dakota, South European Russia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Tibet, Togo, Transcaucasus, Trinidad-Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey-in-Europe, Tuva, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, Utah, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vermont, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Windward Is., Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Yukon, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Cape Provinces, Hawaii, Mauritius, New Zealand North
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms