Elodea densa
Large Flowered Waterweed, South American Waterweed
Other regional names: Water Weedbrazilian
- Water Weedbrazilian
Also known as: Anacharis densa (Planch.) Vict. +8 more
- Anacharis densa (Planch.) Vict.
- Egeria densa Planch.
- Elodea canadensis subsp. gigantea L.H.Bailey
- Elodea canadensis var. gigantea L.H.Bailey
- Elodea densa subsp. longifolia Bonstedt
- Elodea densa var. longifolia Bonstedt
- Philotria densa (Planch.) Small
- Potamogeton densus Schwein. ex L.C.Beck
- Udora densa (Planch.) M.R.Almeida
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Hydrocharitaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a hydrosubshrub.
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Elodea densa (commonly known as Large-flowered Waterweed or South American Waterweed) is an aquatic plant within the Hydrocharitaceae family. It naturally occurs in South America. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with subtropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Plant Type
Aquatic Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Uruguay
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Algeria, Arizona, Arkansas, Azores, Bangladesh, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Chile Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Colorado, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, El Salvador, Florida, France, Free State, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Great Britain, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kansas, Kentucky, Kenya, Korea, KwaZulu-Natal, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Netherlands, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Nicaragua, North Carolina, North Caucasus, Oklahoma, Oregon, Palestine, Pennsylvania, Poland, Primorye, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Society Is., South Australia, South Carolina, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Transcaucasus, Trinidad-Tobago, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Uganda, Venezuela, Vermont, Victoria, Virginia, West Virginia, Western Australia, Windward Is.