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Record 1 2008-11-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
Certophyllum demersum
Latin
OBS

An aquatic plant of the family Ceratophyllaceae.

OBS

Ceratophyllum demersum is the most common species of Ceratophyllum in North America and also the least likely to be found with fruit, its reproduction being primarily asexual.

OBS

[This aquatic plant is] abundant in quiet water; widespread from south Canada to South America, and widely distributed in the Old World.

OBS

hornwort: common name also used to refer to the species Ceratophyllum echinatum.

Key term(s)
  • coon's tail
  • coon's-tail
  • common coon's tail
  • common coon's-tail

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Certophyllum demersum
Latin
OBS

Plante aquatique de la famille des Ceratophyllaceae.

OBS

Le nom Ceratophyllum vient du grec «ceras», corne, et «phyllum», feuille; allusion à la rigidité ordinaire des segments foliaires.

Spanish

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