Spiny coontail

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.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Spiny coontail being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Ceratophyllum submersum
• Ceratophyllum demersum
• Myriophyllum alterniflorum
• Myriophyllum triphyllum
• Myriophyllum sibiricum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ceratophyllales

Family

Ceratophyllaceae

Genus

Ceratophyllum

Species

Ceratophyllum echinatum

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