Cabomba caroliniana

ClassificationDicots
FamilyCabombaceae
Family (Traditional)Cabombaceae
GenusCabomba
Species:Cabomba caroliniana A. Gray
Common NameCarolina Fanwort
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Aquatic; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Dissection: 0.5; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Type: algae-like; Leaf Type: fern-like; Leaf Type: linear; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: White; Carpel Number/Pistil: 4; Carpel Number/Pistil: 5; Carpel Number/Pistil: 6; Carpel Number/Pistil: 7; Carpel Number/Pistil: 8; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Achene; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: solitary; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: No; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Number: 1; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 3; Stamen Number: 4; Stamen Number: 5; Stamen Number: 6; Tepal Fusion: N/A; Tepal Number: 0
C value 8
StatusNative; AGCP (OBL), EMP (OBL) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S2] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Ballard (KY), Carlisle (KY), Jefferson (KY), Haywood (TN), Lake (TN), Obion (TN), Weakley (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BOON, EKY, MEM, TENN, UTM

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1971 - 1995

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0173441 Lake Tennessee
TENN
Cabomba caroliniana
TENN-V-0173443 Obion Tennessee
TENN
Cabomba caroliniana
TENN-V-0173453 Obion Tennessee
TENN
Cabomba caroliniana
TENN-V-0173445 Obion Tennessee
TENN
Cabomba caroliniana
TENN-V-0173440 Haywood Tennessee
TENN
Cabomba caroliniana
TENN-V-0173452 Obion Tennessee
TENN
Cabomba caroliniana
TENN-V-0173449 Obion Tennessee
TENN
Cabomba caroliniana
TENN-V-0173438 Lake Tennessee
TENN
Cabomba caroliniana
TENN-V-0173439 Lake Tennessee
TENN
Cabomba caroliniana
TENN-V-0173442 Lake Tennessee
TENN
Cabomba caroliniana
012821 Obion Tennessee
BOON
Cabomba caroliniana
012820 Lake Tennessee
BOON
Cabomba caroliniana
APSC0110137 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Cabomba caroliniana
MEM017021 Lake Tennessee 01 Sep 1979 Vernon Bates
960		 MEM
Cabomba caroliniana
31234100346541 Obion Tennessee 30 Sep 1995 Timothy J. Weckman, Judith E. Rozeman, R. L. Jones, Aquatic Plants class
2117		 EKY
Cabomba caroliniana
TENN-V-0173471 Carlisle Kentucky
TENN
Cabomba caroliniana
TENN-V-0173451 Obion Tennessee
TENN
Cabomba caroliniana
TENN-V-0173454 Obion Tennessee
TENN
Cabomba caroliniana
APSC0020502 Obion Tennessee
APSC
Cabomba caroliniana
APSC0110133 Ballard Kentucky
APSC
Cabomba caroliniana
TENN-V-0173450 Obion Tennessee
TENN
Cabomba caroliniana
TENN-V-0173444 Obion Tennessee
TENN
Cabomba caroliniana
TENN-V-0173446 Obion Tennessee
TENN
Cabomba caroliniana
APSC0091294 Obion Tennessee
APSC
Cabomba caroliniana
APSC0110135 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Cabomba caroliniana
APSC0110136 Ballard Kentucky
APSC
Cabomba caroliniana
31234100346574 Obion Tennessee 02 Oct 1971 Elizabeth M. Browne
71K1.2		 EKY
Cabomba caroliniana
TENN-V-0173448 Obion Tennessee
TENN
Cabomba caroliniana
TENN-V-0173447 Obion Tennessee
TENN
Cabomba caroliniana
TENN-V-0173455 Weakley Tennessee
TENN
Cabomba caroliniana
APSC0110138 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Cabomba caroliniana
UTM00041 Obion Tennessee
UTM
Cabomba caroliniana
UTM00040 Obion Tennessee
UTM
Cabomba caroliniana
UTM00039 Obion Tennessee
UTM
Cabomba caroliniana
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Cabomba caroliniana - Milo Pyne
Cabomba caroliniana - Milo Pyne