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Spineless Hornwort (Ceratophyllum echinatum)

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Ceratophyllum Echinatum, or more commonly know as Spineless Hornwort, is a forb/herb (a forb/herb is a non-woody plant that is not a grass) of the genus Ceratophyllum. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. Ceratophyllum Echinatum or Spineless Hornwort's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin.

  • Category: Dicot
  • Genus: Ceratophyllum
  • Family: Ceratophyllaceae
  • Order: Nymphaeales
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Perennial
  • Growth Habit: Forb/herb
  • Native Status: L48 (N) CAN (N)
  • State T/E Status: MD (E) ME (SC) NJ (E) NY (T) TN (SC)
  • State T/E Common Name: MD (prickly hornwort) ME (prickly hornwort) NJ (spiny coontail) NY (prickly hornwort) TN (prickly hornwort)





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