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Najas major

Slender Naiad
Also known as: Ittnera major (All.) C.C.Gmel. +19 more
  • Ittnera major (All.) C.C.Gmel.
  • Ittnera najas C.C.Gmel.
  • Najas aculeolata (Tzvelev) A.V.Grebenjuk
  • Najas fluviatilis Poir.
  • Najas fucoides Griff.
  • Najas laevis Lojac.
  • Najas major subsp. multidentata (A.Braun) K.Richt.
  • Najas major subsp. paucidentata (A.Braun) K.Richt.
  • Najas major var. angustifolia A.Braun
  • Najas major var. ehrenbergii A.Braun
  • Najas major var. gracilis Morong
  • Najas major var. grossedentata (Rendle) A.V.Grebenjuk
  • Najas major var. laevis DC.
  • Najas major var. microcarpa A.Braun
  • Najas major var. multidentata A.Braun
  • Najas major var. paucidentata A.Braun
  • Najas major var. polonica (Zalewski) Tzvelev
  • Najas marina subsp. aculeolata Tzvelev
  • Najas marina subsp. ehrenbergii (A.Braun) L.Triest
  • Najas marina subsp. major (All.) Viinikka
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Hydrocharitaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a hydroannual or hydrosubshrub.

Najas major (commonly known as Slender Naiad) is an aquatic plant belonging to the Hydrocharitaceae family. Naturally occurring in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and Europe, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Shrub
Plant Type
Annual
Plant Type
Aquatic Plant

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Australia, Caucasus, China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Macaronesia, Malesia, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern Africa, Northern Europe, Russian Far East, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Western Asia, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Albania, Amur, Assam, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, India, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizistan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Maluku, Manchuria, Mauritius, Mongolia, Myanmar, Netherlands, New South Wales, North Caucasus, Northern Territory, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Qinghai, Queensland, Romania, Réunion, Sicilia, Socotra, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Thailand, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Victoria, Vietnam, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Western Australia, Yugoslavia

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