Elodea densa

Elodea densa
Stem of slightly translucent green leaves on a white background
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Hydrocharitaceae
Genus: Elodea
Species:
E. densa
Binomial name
Elodea densa
(Planch.) Casp., 1857
Synonyms[1]
  • Anacharis densa (Planch.) Vict. (1931)
  • Egeria densa Planch. (1849)
  • Philotria densa (Planch.) Small (1933)
  • Udora densa (Planch.) M.R.Almeida (2009)

Elodea densa, the large-flowered waterweed[2] or Brazilian waterweed, is a species of Elodea native to warm temperate South America in southeastern Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay.[3][4] It is considered a problematic invasive species due to its use in home aquariums and subsequent release into non-native ecosystems.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference POWO was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  3. ^ "Egeria densa". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
  4. ^ Delgado, Luisa E.; Tironi, Antonio; Vila, Irma; Verardi, Gabriela; Ibáñez, Carlos; Agüero, Belén; Marín, Víctor H. (2014). "El humedal del Río Cruces, Valdivia, Chile: una síntesis ecosistémica" [The Río Cruces wetland, Valdivia, Chile: an ecosystemic synthesis]. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research (in Spanish). 42 (5): 937–949. doi:10.3856/vol42-issue5-fulltext-1.