Thin-Leaved Naiad

Najas tenuifolia

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Botanical name
Najas tenuifolia
Also known as
Thin-Leaved Naiad, Waternymph
Family
Hydrocharitaceae
Genus
Najas
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Thin-Leaved 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 tenuifolia but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Najas graminea var. tenuifolia

Others in Najas

Najas arguta
Najas australis
Najas canadensis
Cryptic Naiad
Najas chinensis
Najas flexilis
Bushy Naiad
Najas graminea var. robusta
Najas grossareolata
Najas guadalupensis subsp. floridana

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