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Coontail
photo courtesy of J. Madsen
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Scientific Name |
Ceratophyllum demersum L. |
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Common Name |
Coontail |
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Family |
Ceratophyllaceae (Coontail) |
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Class |
Dicot |
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Description |
Submersed free-floating (rootless) plant, highly branched, with whorled
palmately dissected leaves, flowers inconspicuous, prolific seed former;
evergreen perennial |
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US Distribution |
All of North America |
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Worldwide Distribution |
Almost global in distribution |
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Ecology |
Submersed in 1 to 20 ft depth, wide range of water quality |
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Economic Importance |
None |
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Ecological Importance |
Important habitat for aquatic organisms, rarely produces a nuisance
problem |
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Notes |
Almost ubiquitous in standing water |
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