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Sagittunio nasutus Vallisneria americana
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Family: Hydrocharitaceae

Vallisneria americana

Wild Celery

Conservation Status

Key Characteristics

Limp, ribbon-like leaves
"Water-surface" pollination method. Female flowers reach the surface on long, tightly coiled stalks. Male flowers break off at the base, float to the surface, and drift until they encounter a female flower.
Stabilizes sediments with its root systems, reduces turbidity by slowing water flow, and absorbs excess nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus from the water column.

Overview

V. americana

Image: Jecy Klinkham, Drexel Academy of Natural Sciences