Najas graminea var. robusta
Northern Naiad
Najas gracillima
(A.Braun ex Engelm.) Magnus Species
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- Botanical name
- Najas gracillima
- Also known as
- Northern Naiad, Slender Water-Nymph, Slender Waternymph, Thread-Leaved Water-Nymph, Thread-Like Naiad
- Family
- Hydrocharitaceae
- Genus
- Najas
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Northern Naiad
We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Najas gracillima but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Caulinia amurensis
Caulinia japonica
Caulinia tenuissima subsp. amurensis
Najas indica var. gracillima
Najas japonica
Najas tenuissima subsp. amurensis
Others in Najas
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