Cabomba caroliniana
carolina fanwort, green cabomba, fish-grass, washington-grass, carolina watershield, washington-plant, fanwort
Family
Cabombaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate, opposite, whorled
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Type
dissected, simple
Leaf Shape
linear, elliptic
Growth Form
submerged aquatic, aquatic
Flower Color
white
Flower Month
May - September
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Wetland Class
OBL
Field Characters
Submersed leaves and floating leaves: Submersed leaves opposite or whorled, reniform, palmately and dichotomously dissected into filiform and linear segments, petiolate. Floating leaves are inconspicuous, alternate, linear-elliptic, 6 - 20 mm long., 1-3 mm wide, entire and petiolate.
Habitat
Ponds and sluggish streams.