Cabomba (Cabomba caroliniana) (Nox)

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Scientific name: Cabomba caroliniana A. Gray

Common Name:
Cabomba, fanwort

Status:
Restricted Weed in the Mallee, North Central, Wimmera, Glenelg-Hopkins, Corangamite, Port Phillip & Westernport (East and West), Goulburn Broken, North East, West Gippsland and East Gippsland CMAs. Listed as a weed of national significance (WoNS).

Habitat:
Grows rooted in the mud of stagnant to slow flowing water, including streams and smaller rivers. Also grows in ponds, lakes, reservoirs, sloughs, ditches and canals. Can survive temperatures of less than 0 degrees but it prefers a warm, humid climate with a temperature range of 13 – 27 degrees C (ISSG 2005).

Related Links

Weed Management Guide (Weeds of National Significance) for Cabomba - on the CRC for Weed Management website (external link)

Weed Identification Note for Cabomba - on the Weeds Australia website (external link). Information is provided on the generalised current distribution in Australia as well as other information such as origin, distinguishing features, dispersal etc.

Information on Cabomba in Australia is available on the Weeds Australia website (external link). This includes a Cabomba Strategic Plan.

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Scientific name:	Cabomba caroliniana A. Gray
Common Name:	Cabomba, fanwort
Status:	Restricted Weed in the Mallee, North Central, Wimmera, Glenelg-Hopkins, Corangamite, Port Phillip & Westernport (East and West), Goulburn Broken, North East, West Gippsland and East Gippsland CMAs. Listed as a weed of national significance (WoNS).
Habitat:	Grows rooted in the mud of stagnant to slow flowing water, including streams and smaller rivers. Also grows in ponds, lakes, reservoirs, sloughs, ditches and canals. Can survive temperatures of less than 0 degrees but it prefers a warm, humid climate with a temperature range of 13 – 27 degrees C (ISSG 2005).