Cabomba caroliniana
Cabomba caroliniana
(Carolina fanwort)
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13 results for Cabomba caroliniana (Carolina fanwort)

Impact ID Scientific Name Impact Type Study Type Study Location Impact Description Reference
3941 Cabomba caroliniana Competition Anecdotal Field Fanwort grows densely, and displaces native populations, creating monocultures in bays of Kasshabog... 35193
3945 Cabomba caroliniana Competition Anecdotal Field Cabomba caroliniana has displaced native plants in New Hampshire. 10145
3946 Cabomba caroliniana Competition Anecdotal N/A Cambomba caroliniana smothers native plants, such as Potamogeton spp., Chara spp., and... 35194
5667 Cabomba caroliniana Competition Observational Field Cabomba caroliniana forms dense stands of vegetation which crowds out native species of... 35236
5696 Cabomba caroliniana Competition Anecdotal Field Cabomba caroliniana grows in dense stands that can crowd out other native freshwater... 28750
5697 Cabomba caroliniana Competition Anecdotal Field Cabomba caroliniana grows new shoots rapidly which creates dense leaf canopies at the... 17290
7861 Cabomba caroliniana Competition Anecdotal N/A Populations of Cabomba caroliniana (Carolina fanwort) readily form dense mats that block... 28749
7862 Cabomba caroliniana Competition Observational Field After an analysis of invasive species by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the predicted expansion... 28749
7863 Cabomba caroliniana Competition Observational Field Warmer winter temperatures and lower water levels may aid in the continued northward expansion of... 35227
7864 Cabomba caroliniana Competition Observational Field has formed monocultures in Kasshabog Lake, Ontario. 35226
7865 Cabomba caroliniana Competition Observational Field The main difference between native macrophyte beds and beds of Cabomba caroliniana... 35226
9021 Cabomba caroliniana Competition Observational Field In East China, Cabomba caroliniana grows in dense monoclonal populations of over 250... 42607
9022 Cabomba caroliniana Competition Observational Field In China, the native and endangered plants Vallisneria denseserrulata and Najas... 42607

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