Brittle Naiad
Najas minor All.
Najas minor, known as Brittle Naiad, is an annual aquatic plant in the Hydrocharitaceae family. It is native to Europe, Asia, and North Africa, and has been introduced to North America, where it is considered invasive in the eastern United States. It thrives in calm waters such as ponds, reservoirs, and lakes, and can grow in depths up to 4 meters.
Description
Najas minor is a submersed herb found in regions including the Netherlands, Morocco, Japan, the Philippines, China, Siberia, Central Asia, Iran, Turkey, Ukraine, Germany, France, and Italy. It has spread to North America and is now present in the eastern United States, from Florida to Oklahoma, New Hampshire, Ontario, and South Dakota. This species is commonly found in still water environments and can grow in depths up to 4 meters.
Other common names
Brittle NaiadBrittle Water-NymphBrittle WaternymphBrittle-Leaved NaiadEuropean NaiadEutrophic Water-NymphSlender NaiadSlender-Leaf NaiadSmaller Najas
Distribution
Ontario · Quebec · Portugal Continental · Afrotropical · Oriental (Indomalaya) · Palaearctic · TW · PK · FR · Flanders · Vermont-US · NO · Global · CA · conterminous 48 United States · Belgium · Flemish Region · Afghanistan · Alabama · Algeria · Amur · Assam · Austria · Bangladesh · Belarus · Bulgaria · Buryatiya · California · Central European Rus · China North-Central
Synonyms
Caulinia fragilisCaulinia minorFluvialis minorIttnera minorNajas dichotomaNajas fragilisNajas moshanensisNajas subulataNajas ternataNajas minor var. longifoliaNajas minor var. spinosaNajas minor var. intermediaNajas minor f. intermedia