Najas
water-nymph
3 species
1 subspecies and varieties
1 subspecies and varieties
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Najas canadensis – Canadian water-nymph
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Washington, east to Idaho, also in the Great Lakes region and eastern North America.
Habitat: Freshwater and slightly brackish water habitats.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Annual
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Washington, east to Idaho, also in the Great Lakes region and eastern North America.
Habitat: Freshwater and slightly brackish water habitats.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Annual
Najas flexilis – nodding water-nymph, slender water-nymph, wavy water-nymph
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to Montana, Colorado, Utah, and Arizona, east across the northern Great Plains to the Great Lakes region and eastern North America.
Habitat: Fresh to slightly brackish water.
Origin: Native
Flowers: April-August
Growth Duration: Annual
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to Montana, Colorado, Utah, and Arizona, east across the northern Great Plains to the Great Lakes region and eastern North America.
Habitat: Fresh to slightly brackish water.
Origin: Native
Flowers: April-August
Growth Duration: Annual
Najas guadalupensis – Guadalupe water-nymph
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to Baja California, east to the Atlantic Coast.
Habitat: Fresh water habitats.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Annual
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to Baja California, east to the Atlantic Coast.
Habitat: Fresh water habitats.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Annual
• ssp. guadalupensis – Guadalupe naias, common water-nymph, Guadalupe water-nymph
