Ability to Respond Total:7 / 25Ability to Respond = ( Ease of Response + Tools in Place )
Confidence:Medium
Confidence Notes:
Impact
Spread
Notes
Score
Spread Rate
Fanwort stems become brittle in late summer, which causes the plant to break apart, facilitating its distribution and invasion of new waterbodies.
5
Spread Amount
It grows rooted in the mud of stagnant to slow flowing water including streams, and smaller rivers. It also grows in ponds, lakes, reservoirs, sloughs, ditches, and canals.
3
Damage
Notes
Score
Ecological
C. caroliniana is an extremely persistent and competitive plant and can take over a water body, excluding native plant species.
4
Agricultural
0
Infrastructure
2
Cultural
Once established, this plant can clog drainage canals and freshwater streams interfering with recreational, agricultural, and aesthetic uses.
2
Health
0
Benefit
Notes
Score
Ecological
0
Agricultural
0
Infrastructure
0
Cultural
0
Health
0
Total
16
Ability to Respond
Ease of Response
Notes
Score
Detection
0
Control
It is commonly used as an aquarium plant because of its delicate appearance. Large numbers of plants are sent from Florida to the rest of the U.S. for commercial use.
