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Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Genus:	Najas
Species:	gracillima
SynonymsThe Plant List
Caulinia amurensis (Tzvelev) Tzvelev Caulinia japonica (Nakai) Nakai Caulinia tenuissima subsp. amurensis Tzvelev Najas indica var. gracillima A.Braun ex Engelm. Najas japonica Nakai Najas tenuissima subsp. amurensis (Tzvelev) Vorosch.

Najas gracillima, the slender waternymph, is a submerged species of aquatic plant in the Hydrocharitaceae family. found in lakes and streams. It is native to China (Fujian, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Hubei, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang), Russian Far East (Amur and Khabarovsk), Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Iran, Alberta, Ontario, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, the eastern United States (every state east of the Mississippi River except Florida, plus Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri and the District of Columbia). It is also considered introduced and naturalized in France, Spain, Italy and California (Plumas and Tehama Counties).

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