Hydrocharitaceae FAMILY

Najas flexilis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Najas flexilis is an annual plant that can grow up to 0.30 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeNrthwestern Europe, including Britain. #eastern and western N. America.

HabitatShallow fresh or brackish water[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ]. Lakes and rivers; from sea level to 1500 metres in America[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].