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Vascular Plant Herbarium

Vascular Plant Database Genus Results

Category: Monocots
Family Name: Hydrocharitaceae

SPECIES

Elodea - [maps | photos]

  • Elodea canadensis Michx.
    NWI TN: Obligate Wetland
    Common Name: Canadian water-weed
    Synonyms:
             • Elodea linearis (Rydb.) St. John
  • Elodea nuttallii (Planch.) St. John (TN Special Concern)
    NWI TN: Obligate Wetland
    Common Name: western water-weed

*Non-native taxon known to be naturalized in Tennessee
All names & statuses follow the Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee (2015).
Click here for a description of rare, threatened, or endangered (RTE) status & National Wetland Indicator (NWI) status.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact Dr. Jessica M. Budke.

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