Slender naiad  (Najas flexilis)

Facts

Previously known as:Caulinia flexilis
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Anthophyta
Class Liliopsida
Order Najadales
Family Najadaceae
Genus Najas (1)
Size Height: up to 2 m (2)
Leaf length: 1 – 3 cm (2)
Leaf width: 1 – 2 mm (2)
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Status

This species is listed under Annexes II and IV of the EC Habitats Directive and Appendix I of the Bern Convention, as well as being protected under Schedule 4 of the Conservation Regulations 1994 and Schedule 8 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (4).