Najas graminea var. robusta
Bushy Naiad
Najas flexilis
(Willd.) Rostk. & W.L.E.Schmidt Species
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- Botanical name
- Najas flexilis
- Also known as
- Bushy Naiad, Naiad, Nodding Water-Nymph, Nodding Waternymph, Northern Water-Nymph, Slender Naiad, Slender Naias, Slender Water-Nymph, Wavy Water-Nymph, Wavy Waternymph
- Family
- Hydrocharitaceae
- Genus
- Najas
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Bushy Naiad
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Najas flexilis but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Caulinia flexilis
Fluvialis flexilis
Najas caespitosa
Najas caespitosus
Najas flexilis f. microcarpa
Najas flexilis subsp. caespitosa
Najas flexilis var. congesta
Najas flexilis var. microcarpa
Najas flexilis var. robusta
Others in Najas
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