[The Hornwort Family in Mt. Adams Country]

Hornwort, Coontail, Coon's-tail

Ceratophyllum demersum

Synonym: Ceratophyllum apiculatum

Hornwort, Coontail, Coon's-tail: Ceratophyllum demersum (Synonym: Ceratophyllum apiculatum)

The photo above shows hornwort submerged in a pond in Swampy Meadows on the western slopes of Mt. Adams........September 6, 2008.

Hornwort, Coontail, Coon's-tail: Ceratophyllum demersum (Synonym: Ceratophyllum apiculatum)

The photo above shows hornwort in a pond in Grand Meadows on the western slopes of Mt. Adams.........September 28, 2008.

Hornwort, Coontail, Coon's-tail: Ceratophyllum demersum (Synonym: Ceratophyllum apiculatum) - Hornwort, Coontail, Coon's-tail: Ceratophyllum demersum (Synonym: Ceratophyllum apiculatum)

Hornwort, Coontail, Coon's-tail: Ceratophyllum demersum (Synonym: Ceratophyllum apiculatum)

Additional photos of hornwort as seen in a pool in slow moving streams winding through Swampy Meadows on the western slopes of Mt. Adams...............August 30, 2012.

Hornwort, Coontail, Coon's-tail: Ceratophyllum demersum (Synonym: Ceratophyllum apiculatum)

The photo above shows hornwort submerged in a pond in Swampy Meadows on the western slopes of Mt. Adams.........September 6, 2008.

Hornwort, Coontail, Coon's-tail: Ceratophyllum demersum (Synonym: Ceratophyllum apiculatum)

The photo above shows hornwort submerged in a pond in Swampy Meadows on the western slopes of Mt. Adams.........September 6, 2008.

Paul Slichter