Najas arguta
Brittle Naiad
Najas minor
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- Botanical name
- Najas minor
- Also known as
- Brittle Naiad, Brittle Water-Nymph, Brittle Waternymph, Brittle-Leaved Naiad, European Naiad, Eutrophic Water-Nymph, Slender Naiad, Slender-Leaf Naiad, Smaller Najas
- Family
- Hydrocharitaceae
- Genus
- Najas
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Brittle 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 minor but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Caulinia fragilis
Caulinia minor
Fluvialis minor
Ittnera minor
Najas dichotoma
Najas fragilis
Najas minor f. intermedia
Najas minor var. intermedia
Najas minor var. longifolia
Najas minor var. spinosa
Najas moshanensis
Najas subulata
Najas ternata
Others in Najas
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