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Najas minor

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Brittle Naiad

GNRUnranked Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.157427

Element CodePMNAJ01070

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

IUCNLeast concern

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderHydrocharitales

FamilyHydrocharitaceae

GenusNajas

Other Common Names

brittle waternymph (EN) Brittle Waternymph (EN) Petite naïade (FR)

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.

Conservation Status

Change Date1994-03-22

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Ontario	SNA	No

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Massachusetts	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
Kentucky	SNA	No
Georgia	SNA	No
Florida	SNA	No
South Carolina	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
Tennessee	SNA	No
Illinois	SNA	No
New Hampshire	SNA	No
Virginia	SNA	No
Minnesota	SNA	No
Oklahoma	SNA	No
Indiana	SNA	No
Alabama	SNA	No
Delaware	SNA	No
Louisiana	SNA	No
West Virginia	SNA	No
Arkansas	SNA	No
Vermont	SNA	No
Iowa	SNA	No
North Carolina	SNA	No
Michigan	SNA	No
Ohio	SNA	No
Mississippi	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Pennsylvania (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Tracy Ridge	Allegheny National Forest	9,034

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2000. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 22. Magnoliophyta: Alismatidae, Arecidae, Commelinidae (in part), and Zingiberidae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiii + 352 pp.
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.