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Cabomba caroliniana

Gray

Carolina Fanwort

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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.146971
Element CodePDCAB02010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderNymphaeales
FamilyCabombaceae
GenusCabomba
Other Common Names
Cabomba de Caroline (FR) Carolina fanwort (EN) Fanwort (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
FNA (1997, vol. 3) and Weakley and the Southeastern Flora Team (2024) do not recognize varieties of Cabomba caroliniana. In contrast, Kartesz (1994) recognizes two varieties.
Conservation Status
Review Date2017-04-07
Change Date2017-04-07
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaNNA
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioSNANo
Nova ScotiaSNANo
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
Rhode IslandSNRYes
OregonSNANo
WashingtonSNANo
VirginiaS1Yes
TexasSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
KentuckyS2Yes
North CarolinaS3Yes
New YorkSNANo
OklahomaSHYes
MissouriSNRYes
New HampshireSNANo
FloridaSNRYes
IllinoisS1Yes
MichiganSNANo
ConnecticutSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
CaliforniaSNANo
AlabamaSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
IndianaSNANo
ArkansasSNRYes
MarylandSNANo
LouisianaSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
DelawareSNANo
OhioSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNANo
TennesseeSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
Florida (1)
AreaForestAcres
SavannahApalachicola National Forest1,927
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
WoahinkSiuslaw National Forest5,309
References (3)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 1997. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 3. Magnoliophyta: Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiii + 590 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2024. Flora of the southeastern United States. Edition of March 4, 2024. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2203 pp.