species
Ceratophyllum demersum
Hornwort · Common hornwort · Coon's tail · Coon's-tail
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Ceratophyllum demersum belongs to the family Ceratophyllaceae, also known as Hornwort, Common hornwort, Coon's tail or Coon's-tail, native to the UK. It grows in full sun or part shade, where the ground is neutral and in poorly drained or boggy conditions. It tolerates coastal exposure.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Acidity
- Neutral
- Moisture
- Poorly drained, Boggy
- Coastal
- Tolerates salt wind
- In the UK
- Native
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