Characteristics
Monocots
Egeria densa Planch.
BRAZILIAN WATERWEED
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The current taxonomy of Egeria recognizes three species which are difficult to identify (St. John 1961; Cook & Urmi-König 1984; Koehler & Bove 2001).
Not Native
OBL (NWPL)
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Classification
Citation
EGERIA DENSA Planchon, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., ser. 3. 11: 80. 1849.
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ARGENTINA: "in ditione Platensi, prope Bonarium" [= Buenos Aires], s.d., Tweedie [?] 10 (holotype: K).
Species Distribution Map
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Synonyms
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Type
Anacharis densa
Anacharis densa (Planchon) Victorin, Contr. Lab. Bot. Univ. Montreal 18: 41. 1931.
BASIONYM: Egeria densa Planchon 1849.
Elodea canadensis var. gigantea
Elodea canadensis Michaux, var. gigantea Tricker & W. Miller, in L. H. Bailey, Stand. Cyclop. Hort. 1111. 1914.
Elodea densa
Elodea densa (Planchon) Caspary, Monatsber. Königl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1857: 48. 1857.
BASIONYM: Egeria densa Planchon 1849.
Elodea gigantea
Elodea gigantea Santos, Bot. Gaz. 75: 44. 1925.
TYPE: ILLINOIS: Cook Co.: Wolf Lake, ca. 14 mi. from Chicago, Aug 1921,
Philotria densa
Philotria densa (Planchon) Small, Man. S.E. Fl. 28, 1503. 1933.
BASIONYM: Egeria densa Planchon 1849.
Specimens and Distribution
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