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Elodea canadensis
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species of plant
OverviewAI-generated
Elodea canadensis, commonly known as Canadian waterweed, is a species of aquatic plant within the family Hydrocharitaceae. It belongs to the genus Elodea and is classified in the order Alismatales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The species was described by Michx. and is distinct from related taxa such as Elodea nuttallii and Hydrilla verticillata.
Indigenous to the Western United States, this freshwater plant has been recorded in the United States, Canada, and Finland. It serves various purposes, including use as fodder, mulch, an ornamental plant, and an aquarium plant. The IUCN Red List assessed its conservation status as Least Concern in 2016.
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Species
Least ConcernCanadian waterweed
PHYLUM
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderAlismatales
- FamilyHydrocharitaceae
via GBIF · IUCN · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 6,481
- With media
- 4,554
- Family
- Hydrocharitaceae
- Collections
- UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada, Finland
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Encyclopedic overview
Elodea canadensis (American waterweed or Canadian waterweed or pondweed) is a perennial aquatic plant, or submergent macrophyte, native to most of North America. It has been introduced widely to regions outside its native range.
Distribution
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Elodea canadensis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.