Ricefield Waternymph

Najas graminea

Delile Species

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Botanical name
Najas graminea
Also known as
Naiad, Ricefield Waternymph
Family
Hydrocharitaceae
Genus
Najas
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Ricefield Waternymph

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 graminea but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Caulinia graminea Najas graminea var. delilei Najas seminuda

Others in Najas

Najas arguta
Najas flexilis
Bushy Naiad
Najas graminea var. robusta
Najas grossareolata
Najas guadalupensis subsp. olivacea
Najas marina var. brachycarpa
Najas tenuicaulis
Najas affinis

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