Cabomba caroliniana

Cabomba caroliniana
Cabomba caroliniana flowers and floating leaves

Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Order: Nymphaeales
Family: Cabombaceae
Genus: Cabomba
Species:
C. caroliniana
Binomial name
Cabomba caroliniana
Varieties

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Synonyms
  • Nectris caroliniana (A.Gray) Steud.

Cabomba caroliniana, commonly known as Carolina fanwort, is a rhizomatous, aquatic, perennial, herb native to North and South America. Having been a popular aquarium plant, it has been exported around the world, and has become an invasive species in Europe and Australia.