Cabomba

Contains 2 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics
Cabomba Aubl.
CABOMBACEAE
FANWORT
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Classification
NYMPHAEALES
Cabomba
Citation
CABOMBA Aublet, Hist. Pl. Guiane 321, pl. 124. 1775.
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TYPE: Cabomba aquatica Aublet
Distribution Map Present

This species have been reported in the counties highlighted.

Species
Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Cabomba caroliniana CAROLINA FANWORT Native OBL (NWPL)
Cabomba palaeformis FISHGRASS Not Native OBL (NWPL)
Identification Key
1.  Inner tepals without violet basal margins, 2-5 mm wide; stamens 6; carpels usually 3; seeds with short, straight thick papillae
C. caroliniana
1.  Inner tepals with violet basal margins, ca. 2 mm wide; stamens 3; carpels usually 1; seeds with long, curved slender papillae
C. palaeformis
Genus Synonyms
Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type
Nectris Nectris Schreber, Gen. Pl. 237. 1789. TYPE: = Cabomba Aublet 1775.