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Cabomba caroliniana

Gray

Carolina Fanwort

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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.146971
Element CodePDCAB02010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderNymphaeales
FamilyCabombaceae
GenusCabomba
Other Common Names
Cabomba de Caroline (FR) Carolina fanwort (EN) Fanwort (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
FNA (1997, vol. 3) and Weakley and the Southeastern Flora Team (2024) do not recognize varieties of Cabomba caroliniana. In contrast, Kartesz (1994) recognizes two varieties.
Conservation Status
Review Date2017-04-07
Change Date2017-04-07
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaNNA
ProvinceRankNative
Nova ScotiaSNANo
OntarioSNANo
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MississippiSNRYes
New YorkSNANo
FloridaSNRYes
IllinoisS1Yes
ArkansasSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
New HampshireSNANo
AlabamaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNANo
GeorgiaSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
KentuckyS2Yes
MarylandSNANo
OhioSNRYes
North CarolinaS3Yes
VirginiaS1Yes
OregonSNANo
WashingtonSNANo
South CarolinaSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
OklahomaSHYes
MissouriSNRYes
IndianaSNANo
MassachusettsSNRYes
DelawareSNANo
CaliforniaSNANo
TexasSNRYes
MichiganSNANo
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
Florida (1)
AreaForestAcres
SavannahApalachicola National Forest1,927
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
WoahinkSiuslaw National Forest5,309
References (3)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 1997. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 3. Magnoliophyta: Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiii + 590 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2024. Flora of the southeastern United States. Edition of March 4, 2024. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2203 pp.