PLANTS Profile for Elodea (waterweed)

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PLANTS Profile

Elodea Michx.
waterweed

Symbol:

ELODE

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Hydrocharitaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

More Information:

Images:
Elodea Michx.

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Distribution:
Elodea Michx.

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), USA+ (PR), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NS, ON, QC, SK)

Related Taxa:
Elodea Michx.

View 14 genera in Hydrocharitaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Elodea bifoliata H. St. John. .

Elodea bifoliata
twoleaf waterweed

Distribution of Elodea callitrichoides (Rich.) Caspary. .

Elodea callitrichoides
South American waterweed

Distribution of Elodea canadensis Michx.. . Image Available.

Elodea canadensis
Canadian waterweed

Distribution of Elodea nuttallii (Planch.) H. St. John. . Image Available.

Elodea nuttallii
western waterweed

Distribution of Elodea schweinitzii (Planch.) Caspary. .

Elodea schweinitzii
Schweinitz's waterweed

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Elodea Michx.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.


Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Alismatidae
Order	Hydrocharitales
Family	Hydrocharitaceae – Tape-grass family
Genus	Elodea Michx. – waterweed

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Elodea Michx.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Martin					Minor

Wildlife Habitat Values

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

More Accounts and Images:
Elodea Michx.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 38936.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 05/25/2013 04:41 PM CDT