*Egeria densa Planchon. Brazilian Waterweed, "Elodea", "Anacharis". Phen: May-Nov. Hab: Ponds and stagnant water of streams or rivers. Dist: Native of South America.
Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics
Other Comments: This is the "Elodea" or "Anacharis" of the aquarium trade.
Synonymy: = AqW, Ar, C, ETx1, FNA22, GW1, Il, K1, K3, K4, Meso6, Mo1, NcTx, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WH3; = Anacharis densa (Planch.) Vict. – G, Tat; = Elodea densa (Planch.) Casp. – F, GrPl; = Philotria densa (Planch.) Small & H.St.John – S
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
- Great Plains: OBL
- Midwest: OBL
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL
Heliophily: 8
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© Alan Cressler: Egeria densa, Chattahoochee River, above Johnson's Ferry Road, Cobb and Fulton Counties, Georgia 3 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Egeria densa (back ground), Potamogeton crispus (middle), Myriophyllum species (bottom), Chattahoochee River, above Johnson's Ferry Road, Cobb and Fulton Counties, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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