Ceratophyllum submersum, commonly known as the soft hornwort or tropical hornwort, is a species of Ceratophyllum. It is a submerged, free-floating aquatic plant. It has been reported from Europe, Central Asia, northern Africa, scattered places in tropical Africa, Turkey, Oman, Florida, and the Dominican Republic. It is similar to the submerged macrophyte Ceratophyllum demersum, a congeneric plant that is found in most regions of the world.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Soft Hornwort 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 echinatum
- Ceratophyllum demersum
- Myriophyllum alterniflorum
- Myriophyllum sibiricum
- Myriophyllum triphyllum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Ceratophyllales
- Family
- Ceratophyllaceae
- Genus
- Ceratophyllum
- Species
- Ceratophyllum submersum
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