Family: Hydrocharitaceae
Canadian waterweed, common waterweed
[Anacharis canadensis (Michx.) Planch., more...]
Robert R. Kowal
Paul Skawinski
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium (UWSP)
Etymology: Elodea: Greek elodes for "marsh"
Plants: drooping/tangling, perennial, submersed aquatic, flowers floating; branched stems to 40"; roots shallow
Leaves: linear to lance-like, bright green, stalkless, firm and flat; denser toward the top of the stem; 2-3 per whorl
Flowers: white, 3-to 6-parted (clawed) female flowers small, waxy; rare male flowers in long, thin spathe, stay on the stalk when mature; male and female flowers on separate plants
Habitat: quiet water; in fine sediment soil
Conservation Status: Native
Plants: drooping/tangling, perennial, submersed aquatic, flowers floating; branched stems to 40"; roots shallow
Leaves: linear to lance-like, bright green, stalkless, firm and flat; denser toward the top of the stem; 2-3 per whorl
Flowers: white, 3-to 6-parted (clawed) female flowers small, waxy; rare male flowers in long, thin spathe, stay on the stalk when mature; male and female flowers on separate plants
Habitat: quiet water; in fine sediment soil
Conservation Status: Native
Flora of North America: Flora of North America Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 3, Wetland Indicator = OBL University of Wisconsin - Green Bay: Wetland Plants: Photos, descriptions, information USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos USGS - Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center: Wetland Plants and Plant Communities of Minnesota and Wisconsin
Paul Skawinski
Dennis W. Woodland
Robert W. Freckmann
Paul Skawinski
Robert W. Freckmann
Paul Skawinski
Paul Skawinski
Matthew L. Wagner
Corey Raimond
Botanical Illustration
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