Spiny coontail
Ceratophyllum echinatum A.Gray
Names
| English | Spiny coontail |
|---|---|
| Dutch | — |
| Spanish | — |
| Chinese | 北美金鱼藻 |
| Scientific name | Ceratophyllum echinatum A.Gray |
About this species
Ceratophyllum echinatum, known as prickly coontail or spiny coontail, is an aquatic, perennial plant found in North America. Its name comes from fruits, which have a warty surface and long spines. Spiny coontail can be found in ponds and lakes, principally in eastern North America. It is the only species of its genus endemic to North America.
Ceratophyllum comes from the Greek keras, "a horn" and phyllon, "leaf", which is alluding to the stiff and narrow leaf divisions. The specific epithet echinatum comes from echinus which means sea urchin or hedgehog.
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Ceratophyllum echinatum es una especie que pertenece a la familia Ceratophyllaceae. Ceratophyllum proviene del griego keras, "cuerno" y phyllon, "hoja", que alude a las divisiones de hojas rígidas y estrechas. echinatum viene de equino, que significa "erizo de mar o hegdehog"; por lo tanto se llama "espinosa".
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Classification
| Kingdom | Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Ceratophyllales |
| Family | Ceratophyllaceae |
| Genus | Ceratophyllum |
In Suriname
Where it has been recorded
- Sipaliwini1
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