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Botanical Illustration: Aquatic Plants: Naiad, Watercolor and Colored Pencil:

naiads


Brittle Naiad (Najas minor), watercolor pencil & watercolor
Commissioned by: FLW Outdoors Magazine

About Brittle Naiad:
Brittle naiad is an annual aquatic plant also referred to as brittle waternymph. It is submersed and found in calm waters up to four meters deep. It is not native to the United States and is considered to be an invasive species.

Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta (flowering plants)
Class: Liliopsida (monocotyledons or monocots, having one cotyledon, or embryonic leaf, in the seed)
Order: Najadales
Family: Najadaceae
Genus: Najas
Species: Najas minor

More information about Brittle Naiad:
Brittle Naiad





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Last updated: Sunday, May 11th 2008