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Elodea canadensis Michx.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 20 (1803)

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Liliopsida
order
Alismatales
family
Hydrocharitaceae
genus
Elodea
species
Elodea canadensis

Name

Synonyms
Anacharis alsinastrum Bab.
Anacharis alsinastrum Bab. ex Planch.
Anacharis canadensis (Michx.) Planch.
Anacharis canadensis var. latifolia (Casp.) Sanio
Anacharis canadensis var. planchonii (Casp.) Vict.
Anacharis iowensis (Wylie) Wylie
Anacharis linearis (Rydb.) Vict.
Anacharis occidentalis (Pursh) Vict.
Anacharis planchonii (Casp.) M.Peck
Anacharis pomeranica Peterm.
Apalanthe schweinitzii Planch.
Elodea brandegeeae H.St.John
Elodea brandegeei H.St.John
Elodea canadensis var. angustifolia (Muhl.) Farw.
Elodea canadensis var. latifolia (Casp.) Asch. & Graebn.
Elodea canadensis var. planchonii (Casp.) Farw.
Elodea gigantea J.K.Santos
Elodea ioensis Wylie
Elodea iowensis Wylie
Elodea latifolia Casp.
Homonyms
Elodea canadensis Michx.
Elodea canadensis Fraser.f. ex Spach
Elodea canadensis Fraser.f.
Common names
Alaw Canada in Welsh
Almindelig vandpest in language.
Almindelig vandpest in Danish
Almindelig vandpest in Danish
Almindelig vandpest in Danish
American Elodea in English
American Waterweed in English
American elodea in language.
American elodea in language.
American elodea in language.
American waterweed in English
American waterweed in language.
American-duckweed in English
American-duckweed in English
American-duckweed in English
Brede waterpest in Dutch
Brede waterpest in Dutch
Breitblättrige Wasserpest in German
Breitblättrige Wasserpest in German
Broad Waterweed in English
Canada Waterweed in English
Canada waterweed in English
Canada waterweed in language.
Canada waterweed in English
Canadese waterpest in Dutch
Canadian Elodea in English
Canadian Pond-weed in English
Canadian Pondweed in English
Canadian Pondweed in English
Canadian Waterweed in English
Canadian Waterweed in English
Canadian Waterweed in English
Canadian Waterweed/pondweed in English
Canadian elodea in English
Canadian elodea in English
Canadian pondweed in language.
Canadian pondweed in language.
Canadian water pest in language.
Canadian waterweed in English
Canadian waterweed in language.
Canadian waterweed in English
Canadian waterweed in English
Canadian waterweed in English
Canadian waterweed in English
Canadian waterweed/pondweed in English
Canadian-pondweed in English
Canadian-pondweed in English
Common Pondweed in English
Common Waterweed in English
Elodea canadit in Hebrew

Bibliographic References

  1. Aronsson, Mora (2004) Thomas Karlssons Kärlväxtlista
  2. Belgian Forum on Invasive Species BFIS (2000-2016) Harmonia database. http://ias.biodiversity.be (accessed 2016). http://ias.biodiversity.be
  3. Centre for Agricultural Bioscience International CABI (2016) Invasive Species Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. http://www.cabi.org/isc (accessed 2016). http://www.cabi.org/isc
  4. Colling G., Helminger T., Krippel Y., Schneider S. & Daco L. 2025. - Red List of the Vascular Plants of Luxembourg. Ferrantia 93, Musée national d’histoire naturelle, Luxembourg, 65 pp http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q136766546
  5. Conservatoires d'espaces naturels (2011) Elodea canadensis Michaux. Fiche réalisée par la Fédération des Conservatoires botaniques nationaux http://www.fcbn.fr/sites/fcbn.fr/files/ressource_telechargeable/fiche_-_elodea_canadensis_v2.pdf
  6. Delivering Alien Invasive Species Inventories for Europe DAISIE (2003-2016) Alien Species Database. http://www.europe-aliens.org (accessed 2016). http://www.europe-aliens.org
  7. European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organisation EPPO (2016) EPPO list of invasive alien plants. http://www.eppo.int/INVASIVE_PLANTS/ias_lists.htm (accessed 2016). http://www.eppo.int/INVASIVE_PLANTS/ias_lists.htm
  8. Fl. Bor.-Amer. (Michaux),1: 20,1803
  9. GB Non-native Species Secretariat (2016) GB Non-native Species Information Portal. https://secure.fera.defra.gov.uk/nonnativespecies/home/index.cfm (accessed 2016). https://secure.fera.defra.gov.uk/nonnativespecies/home/index.cfm
  10. Invasive Species Specialist Group ISSG (2016) Global Invasive Species Database. http://www.issg.org/database (accessed 2016). http://www.issg.org/database
  11. Karlsson (1998) Förteckning över svenska kärlväxter (The vascular plants of Sweden - a checklist)
  12. Karlsson (1998) Förteckning över svenska kärlväxter (The vascular plants of Sweden - a checklist)
  13. Keller RP, Ermgassen PSEz, Aldridge DC (2009) Vectors and Timing of Freshwater Invasions in Great Britain. Conservation Biology 23:1526–1534. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-1739.2009.01249.x
  14. Mirek Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa H., Zając A., Zając A., Zając M.. 2020. Vascular plants of Poland. An annotated checklist. W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków. W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków
  15. Naturalis (2005-2016) Nederlands Soortenregister, version 2.0. http://www.nederlandsesoorten.nl (accessed 2016). http://www.nederlandsesoorten.nl
  16. North European and Baltic Network on Invasive Alien Species NOBANIS (2016) Gateway to Information on Invasive Alien species in North and Central Europe. http://www.nobanis.org (accessed 2016). http://www.nobanis.org
  17. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021bdf), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=ELCA7
  18. Van der Meijden, R. (2005)
  19. Verloove, F. (2006) Catalogue of neophytes in Belgium (1800-2005). Scripta Botanica Belgica, 39, 1-89. http://alienplantsbelgium.be/sites/alienplantsbelgium.be/files/tabel_2.pdf
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