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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.

Range Map is at the bottom of the page
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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

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Range map for Common Coontail (Ceratophyllum demersum)

PLEASE NOTE: A coloured Province or State means this species occurs somewhere in that Province/State.
The entire Province/State is coloured, regardless of where in that Province/State it occurs.

(Range map provided courtesy of the USDA website and is displayed here in accordance with their Policies)