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Carolina Fanwort (Cabomba caroliniana)

Cabomba Caroliniana, or more commonly know as Carolina Fanwort, is a forb/herb (a forb/herb is a non-woody plant that is not a grass) with gray-green foliage and white flowers of the genus Cabomba. It has a rapid growth rate and a height of 0 feet at maturity. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. It's active growth period is summer, blooms during indeterminate and is somewhat tolerant of shade. Cabomba Caroliniana or Carolina Fanwort's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Washington.

Category: Dicot
Genus: Cabomba
Family: Cabombaceae
Order: Nymphaeales
Class: Magnoliopsida
Division: Magnoliophyta
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Native Status: L48 (N) CAN (N)
State Noxious Status: CA (QW) CT (IB) MA (P) ME (IAP) VT (CAW) WA (CBW WAWQ)
State Noxious Common Name: CA (Carolina fanwort) CT (fanwort) MA (Carolina fanwort fanwort) ME (fanwort) VT (fanwort) WA (fanwort)
PLANTS Invasive Status: STATE
State T/E Status: IN (X) KY (T)
State T/E Common Name: IN (Carolina fanwort) KY (Carolina fanwort)
National Wetland Indicator Status: OBL
Regional Wetland Indicator Status: 1(OBL) 2(OBL) 3(OBL) 5(OBL) 6(OBL)
Active Growth Period: Summer
After Harvest Regrowth Rate: Slow
Allelopath: No
Bloat: None
Coppice Potential: No
Fall Conspicuous: No
Fire Resistance: Yes
Flower Color: White
Flower Conspicuous: No
Foliage Color: Gray-Green
Foliage Texture: Fine
Fruit/Seed Conspicuous: No
Growth Form: Multiple Stem
Growth Rate: Rapid
Height Mature (feet): 0
Leaf Retention: No
Lifespan: Moderate
Low Growing Grass: No
Resprout Ability: No
Shape and Orientation: Prostrate
Toxicity: None
Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils: Yes
Adapted to Fine Textured Soils: Yes
Adapted to Medium Textured Soils: Yes
Anaerobic Tolerance: High
CaCO3 Tolerance: High
Cold Stratification Required: No
Drought Tolerance: None
Fertility Requirement: Medium
Frost Free Days Minimum: 140
Hedge Tolerance: None
Moisture Use: High
pH (Minimum): 5.7
pH (Maximum): 9.2
Precipitation (Minimum): 40
Precipitation (Maximum): 60
Root Depth Minimum (inches): 12
Salinity Tolerance: None
Shade Tolerance: Intermediate
Temperature Minimum (°F): -23
Bloom Period: Indeterminate
Commercial Availability: Routinely Available
Fruit/Seed Abundance: Low
Fruit/Seed Period Begin: Spring
Fruit/Seed Period End: Fall
Fruit/Seed Persistence: No
Propagated by Bare Root: No
Propagated by Bulbs: No
Propagated by Container: No
Propagated by Corms: No
Propagated by Cuttings: No
Propagated by Seed: Yes
Propagated by Sod: No
Propagated by Sprigs: No
Propagated by Tubers: No
Seed per Pound: 500000
Seed Spread Rate: Rapid
Seedling Vigor: High
Small Grain: No
Vegetative Spread Rate: Rapid

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Carolina Fanwort (Cabomba caroliniana)

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