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Ceratophyllum muricatum
Prickly hornwort, also called prickly coontail, is a submerged aquatic plant that grows in ponds, lakes and slow streams. It is grown in water rather than soil and needs only standing or slow-moving water with plenty of light.
Ceratophyllum muricatum, commonly known as the prickly coontail, is a species of Ceratophyllum native to much of Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
In the US it has been observed specifically in the states of Florida, Georgia and North Carolina. It has also been observed in Cuba and Jamaica. This species is only able to thrive in inland areas, however, due to being a low-salinity tolerant species. It is rarely observed in coastal tropical areas for these reasons.
Rigid Hornwort · Spineless hornwort · Soft Hornwort · Hornwort
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ceratophyllum muricatum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
