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|accepted_name=Ceratophyllum demersum
|accepted_authority=Linnaeus
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Sp. Pl.
|place=2: 992. 1753
|year=1753
}}
|common_names=Coontail;hornwort;cornifle nageante
|special_status={{Treatment/ID/Special_status
|code=W
|label=Weedy
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|synonyms={{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=Ceratophyllum apiculatum
|authority=Chamisso
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|hierarchy=Ceratophyllaceae;Ceratophyllum;Ceratophyllum demersum
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Ceratophyllaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Ceratophyllum]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Ceratophyllum demersum]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 3
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Stems </b>to 3 m; apical leaf whorls densely crowded. <b>Leaves</b> bright green, coarse-textured. <b>Leaf</b> blade simple or forked into 2-4(-5) ultimate segments (forking of largest leaves 1st or 2d order, rarely 3d order), segments not inflated, mature leaf whorls 1.5-6 cm diam., marginal denticles conspicuous, usually strongly raised on broad base of green tissue; 1st leaves of plumule simple. <b>Achene</b> dark green or reddish brown, body (excluding spines) 3.5-6 × 2-4 × 1-2.5 mm, basal spines or tubercles 2 (rarely absent), straight or curved, 0.1-12 mm, spine bases occasionally inconspicuously webbed, marginal spines absent, terminal spine straight, 0.5-14 mm, margins wingless. <b>2n</b> = 24, 38, 40, 48.</span><!--

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|phenology=Flowering spring–late fall.
|habitat=Fresh to slightly brackish rivers, streams, ditches, lakes, ponds, pools, marshes, swamps
|elevation=0-1700 m
|distribution=Alta.;B.C.;Man.;N.B.;N.W.T.;N.S.;Ont.;P.E.I.;Que.;Sask.;Yukon;Ala.;Alaska;Ariz.;Ark.;Calif.;Colo.;Conn.;Del.;D.C.;Fla.;Ga.;Idaho;Ill.;Ind.;Iowa;Kans.;Ky.;La.;Maine;Md.;Mass.;Mich.;Minn.;Miss.;Mo.;Mont.;Nebr.;Nev.;N.H.;N.J.;N.Mex.;N.Y.;N.C.;N.Dak.;Ohio;Okla.;Oreg.;Pa.;R.I.;S.C.;S.Dak.;Tenn.;Tex.;Utah;Vt.;Va.;Wash.;W.Va.;Wis.;Wyo.;worldwide.
|discussion=<p>Specimens of <i>Ceratophyllum demersum</i> with short basal spines or tubercles have been misidentified as C. submersum Linnaeus, a species not known in the New World despite reports to the contrary. <i>Ceratophyllum demersum</i> is the most common species of <i>Ceratophyllum</i> in North America and also the least likely to be found with fruit, its reproduction being primarily asexual. Predominantly low leaf order is, therefore, the most reliable means of identifying this species.</p><!--
--><p>Noted for its prolific growth, <i>Ceratophyllum demersum</i> occasionally has attained status as a serious weed.</p>
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name=Ceratophyllum demersum
|author=
|authority=Linnaeus
|rank=species
|parent rank=genus
|synonyms=Ceratophyllum apiculatum
|basionyms=
|family=Ceratophyllaceae
|phenology=Flowering spring–late fall.
|habitat=Fresh to slightly brackish rivers, streams, ditches, lakes, ponds, pools, marshes, swamps
|elevation=0-1700 m
|distribution=Alta.;B.C.;Man.;N.B.;N.W.T.;N.S.;Ont.;P.E.I.;Que.;Sask.;Yukon;Ala.;Alaska;Ariz.;Ark.;Calif.;Colo.;Conn.;Del.;D.C.;Fla.;Ga.;Idaho;Ill.;Ind.;Iowa;Kans.;Ky.;La.;Maine;Md.;Mass.;Mich.;Minn.;Miss.;Mo.;Mont.;Nebr.;Nev.;N.H.;N.J.;N.Mex.;N.Y.;N.C.;N.Dak.;Ohio;Okla.;Oreg.;Pa.;R.I.;S.C.;S.Dak.;Tenn.;Tex.;Utah;Vt.;Va.;Wash.;W.Va.;Wis.;Wyo.;worldwide.
|reference=None
|publication title=Sp. Pl.
|publication year=1753
|special status=Weedy
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|genus=Ceratophyllum
|species=Ceratophyllum demersum
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