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Common Coontail
Ceratophyllum demersum

Common Coontail (Ceratophyllum demersum) Other common names: Hornwort

French names: Cornifle nageante

Family: Hornwort Family (Ceratophyllaceae)

Habitat: Wet Areas

Native/Non-native: Native

Photography notes: Common Coontail is difficult to photograph, it being a fully submersed water plant.

Photographs: 3 photographs on this page. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.

Common Coontail (Ceratophyllum demersum)
Photograph by Kim Sayers

Common Coontail is a fully submersed water plant.

Common Coontail (Ceratophyllum demersum)
Photograph by Kim Sayers

Common Coontail (Ceratophyllum demersum)
Photograph by Kim Sayers