Prickly Hornwort

Ceratophyllum muricatum

Cham. Species

Ceratophyllum muricatum
Robert Taylor via iNaturalist — CC BY 4.0
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Botanical name
Ceratophyllum muricatum
Also known as
Prickly Hornwort
Family
Ceratophyllaceae
Genus
Ceratophyllum
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Prickly Hornwort

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Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Ceratophyllum muricatum but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Ceratophyllum demersum subsp. muricatum Ceratophyllum demersum var. muricatum Ceratophyllum submersum subsp. muricatum

Others in Ceratophyllum

Ceratophyllum echinatum
Prickly Coontail
Ceratophyllum demersum var. inerme
Ceratophyllum muricatum subsp. kossinskyi
Ceratophyllum tanaieticum
Ceratophyllum demersum
Common Coontail
Ceratophyllum demersum var. demersum
Ceratophyllum demersum var. platyacanthum
Ceratophyllum demersum var. quadrispinum

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