Naiad
Najas graminea Delile
Najas graminea, a species of aquatic plant, is found in freshwater habitats such as ponds and rice fields. It has monoecious flowers and a flowering season from July to September. The plant can grow up to 30 cm in length.
Description
Najas graminea, commonly known as Naiad, is an aquatic plant belonging to the Hydrocharitaceae family. It is distributed across regions including BR, Afrotropical, Australasian, Oriental (Indomalaya), Palaearctic, Pacific (Oceania), TW, HR, Belgium, France, The Netherlands, Great Britain, GB, IT, GR, Bulgaria, Corse (Corsica), Greece, and Italy. The plant thrives in still or slow-moving freshwater environments and reaches a maximum length of 30 cm. Its flowers are monoecious, and it flowers from July to September. First described in 1813, it is a species of the genus Najas.
Other common names
Ricefield waternymphNaiad
Distribution
BR · Afrotropical · Australasian · Oriental (Indomalaya) · Palaearctic · Pacific (Oceania) · TW · HR · Belgium · France · The Netherlands · Great Britain · GB · IT · GR · Bulgaria · Corse (Corsica) · Greece · Italy · PG · AL · BG · Global · NO · conterminous 48 United States · Afghanistan · Aldabra · Algeria · Assam · Bangladesh
Synonyms
Caulinia gramineaNajas seminudaNajas graminea var. delilei