Southern waternymph, guppy grass, najas grass, common water nymph
Najas guadalupensis is a light to dark green, aquatic plant native to America, where it is widespread in the north, centre, and south. This plant was also introduced into Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Japan, Palestine, Trinidad-Tobago. Najas guadalupensis includes several subspecies.
This is an annual plant, and it grows submerged in aquatic habitat such as ponds, ditches, and streams. The branching stems grow up to 60 to 90 centimeters. The thin, flexible leaves are edged with small, unicellular teeth. Its structure can be fragile, and the plant can take on a messy and tangled look.
This plant is easy to maintain in a biotope aquarium, as it doesn’t require special care or bright lighting. It is rather fit to be included in the aquarium as a bottom or floating, decorating plant, to be placed in the middle or background of the tank.
- GPS
- 11.9126825, -85.9296265
- Geographical region
- Central America
- Drainage Basin
- Caribbean Sea via Rio San Juan
- River catchment
- Water body type
- Tectonic Lake
- Water body name
- Nicaragua
- Water body part
- Open water
- Water body course
- Water body: tributary of
- Tributary name
- Type locality
- Colombia, Andes, Llanura del Caribe, Valle del Cauca.
- Conservation status/IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated (NE)
- Listed in CITES
