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General Information | |
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Symbol: | ELCA7 |
Group: | Monocot |
Family: | Hydrocharitaceae |
Duration: |
Perennial |
Growth Habit: |
Forb/herb |
Native Status: |
AK I CAN N L48 N PR I |
Characteristics | |
Data Source and Documentation |
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Absent/Unreported |
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Both, No County Data |
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Synonyms
Symbol | Scientific Name |
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ANCA22 | Anacharis canadensis (Michx.) Planch. |
ANCAP4 | Anacharis canadensis (Michx.) Planch. var. planchonii (Caspary) Vict. |
ELBR3 | Elodea brandegeeae H. St. John |
ELIO3 | Elodea ioensis Wylie |
ELLI | Elodea linearis (Rydb.) H. St. John |
ELPL | Elodea planchonii Caspary |
PHCA23 | Philotria canadensis (Michx.) Britton |
PHLI10 | Philotria linearis Rydb. |
Classification
Rank | Scientific Name and Common Name |
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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 |
Species | Elodea canadensis Michx. – Canadian waterweed |
Subordinate Taxa
Legal Status
U.S. Weed Information | |
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Elodea canadensis
Canadian waterweed
This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below.This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of
Weeds of the U.S.
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SWSS | Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois. |
Wetland Status
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Wildlife
Food
Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Cover
Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Description of Values
Value Class | Food | Cover |
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