Resources
- Invasive Plant Atlas of New England - University of Connecticut
Selected Images
![]() 5079015 brittleleaf naiad Najas minor Plant(s) Troy Evans |
![]() 5270087 brittleleaf naiad Najas minor Plant(s) Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
![]() 5270088 brittleleaf naiad Najas minor Plant(s) Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
![]() 5270089 brittleleaf naiad Najas minor Plant(s) Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
![]() 5270090 brittleleaf naiad Najas minor Plant(s) Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
![]() 5446011 brittleleaf naiad Najas minor Plant(s) Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
![]() 5446022 brittleleaf naiad Najas minor Plant(s) Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
![]() 5308031 brittleleaf naiad Najas minor Plant(s) USDA PLANTS Database |
Maps
EDDMapS Distribution - This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org
State Regulated List - This map identifies those states that list this species on their regulated list. For more information, visit Invasive.org
Invasive Listing Sources
- Alabama Noxious Weeds - Class C Noxious Weed
- Connecticut Invasive Plant List
- Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group
- East Central Florida CISMA
- EDDMapS Ontario
- Faith Campbell, 1998
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council - Category 4
- Illinois Invasive Plant List
- Maine Noxious Weeds
- Massachusetts Noxious Weeds
- New Hampshire Invasive Species Committee. 2005. Guide to Invasive Upland Plant Species in New Hampshire. New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets and Food Plant Industry Division and New Hampshire Invasive Species Committee.
- New Hampshire Prohibited Aquatic Species
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- South Carolina Noxious Weeds
- Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council - Watch List A
- Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation
- Washington Noxious Weeds
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
- Wisconsin's Invasive Species Identification, Classification and Control Rule
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Liliopsida |
| Subclass: Alismatidae |
| Order: Najadales |
| Family: Najadaceae |
| Genus: Najas |
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
brittle waternymph, brittleleaf naiad, European naiad, spinyleaf naiad, slender-leaved naiad
Related Scientific Names:
| Caulinia minor All. | (Synonym) |
| Common Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |
| Scientific Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |











