*Egeria densa Planchon. Common name: Brazilian Waterweed, "Elodea", "Anacharis". Phenology: May-Nov. Habitat: Ponds and stagnant water of streams or rivers. Distribution: Native of South America.
Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics
Other Comments: This is the "Elodea" or "Anacharis" of the aquarium trade.
Synonymy ⓘ: = AqW, Ar, C, Can, ETx1, FNA22, GW1, Il, 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. Basionym: Egeria densa Planch. 1849
Links to other floras: = Egeria densa - FNA22
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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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native range: southeastern Brazil to northern Argentina
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