Flora of Newfoundland and Labrador
Flora of Newfoundland and Labrador
Hydrocharitaceae/Hydrocharitacées - Frogbit Family
Elodea canadensis Michx.
En: Canada waterweed, common waterweed
Fr: élodée du Canada
Provincial Status: Ni
Range: nTemp. NA; intr. in Virginia Lake, St. John's, eNfld.

[=Anacharis alsinastrum Bab. ex Planch.]
[=Anacharis canadensis (Michx.) Planch.]
[=Anacharis canadensis (Michx.) Planch. var. planchonii (Casp.) Vict.]
[=Anacharis linearis (Rydb.) Vict.]
[=Anacharis occidentalis (Pursh) Vict.]
[=Anacharis planchonii (Casp.) M.Peck]
[=Anacharis pomeranica Peterm.]
[=Apalanthe schweinitzii Planch.]
[=Elodea brandegeae H.St.John]
[=Elodea canadensis Michx. var. angustifolia (Muhl.) Farw.]
[=Elodea canadensis Michx. var. planchonii (Casp.) Farw.]
[=Elodda gigantea J.K.Santos]
[=Elodea ioensis Wylie]
[=Elodea latifolia Casp.]
[=Elodea linearis (Rydb.) H.St.John]
[=Elodea oblongifolia Michx. ex Casp.]
[=Elodea occidentalis (Pursh) H.St.John]
[=Elodea planchonii Casp.]
[=Elodea schweinitzii (Planch.) Casp.]
[=Hydora canadensis (Michx.) Besser]
[=Philotria canadensis (Michx.) Britton]
[=Philotria iowensis Wylie]
[=Philotria linearis Rydb.]
[=Philotria occidentalis (Pursh) House]
[=Serpicula canadensis (Michx.) Eaton]
[=Serpicula occidentalis Pursh]
[=Udora canadensis (Michx.) Nutt.]
[=Udora verticillata (L.f.) Spreng.]

[Elodea canadensis was recently collected from Virginia Lake, St. John's, NL, first reported by John Maunder in August, 2021.  As the native range of Elodea canadensis is well south of Newfoundland, and it was commonly sold as an aquarium plant and used as a demonstration plant in biology classes, it is assumed that Elodea canadensis is introduced in Newfoundland.  It's persistence in NL is undocumented at this time.]

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