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Hydrocharitaceae

W/C = Wild Collected
Egeria densa Planch.

  • Common Name: Common Waterweed, Brazilian Elodea
  • Family: Hydrocharitaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: central Minas Gerais region of Brazil and coastal Argentina and Uruguay
  • Habitat: submersed, freshwater perennial herb, generally rooted on the bottom

  • Description: syn. Elodea densa (Planch.) Casp.; Anacharis densa (Planch.) Vict.

    Submersed aquatic dioecious herb, stems stout, several feet long; leaves crowded, in whorls of 4-5, linear-lanceolate, to 1.5 inches long and 3/16 inch wide; filaments club-shaped, female flowers with petals to 5/16 inch long; fruit 5/16 inch long.

  • Culture:
    pH: 6.5-8.0
    6-20 dH
    59-75°F (15-24°C)
    It will tend to be paler and thinner if grown in softer, more acidic water.
    Moderate to bright light, does fine in plain gravel substrate.
  • USDA Zone: GREENHOUS
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Accession Data:

  • Accession # 200700213
  • Source: Robert Capers
  • Provenance: Mono Pond, Columbia, CT 11/13/07
  • Accession Date: 11-14-2007
  • Bench: 6902 - Array 1, Tank 2
  • Qty: 1 confirmed on 01-17-2012
Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • SubClass: monocots
  • Order: Alismatales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Hydrocharitaceae
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References:

Hortus Third, LH Bailey Hortorium, 1976

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