Coontail

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Coontail, or hornwort (Ceratophyllum demersum) has dark green, relatively stiff, whorled leaves with many forks and small teeth along one edge. Thee tips of branches are crowded with leaves, making it resemble the tail of a raccoon. The plant is very rough to the touch.

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