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Ceratophyllum demersum
hornwort
Other common names
cedar mosscoon tail
see morefish blankets
horn weed
morass weed
rigid hornwort
cyrnddail
Botanical details
- Family
- Ceratophyllaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Genus
Ceratophyllum
- Genus description
Ceratophyllum are submerged aquatic perennials with whorled, linear leaves more crowded near the stem apex, and tiny insignificant flowers in the leaf axils in summer
- Name status
Correct
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