Elodea canadensis

Botanical Description

Elodea canadensis is a perennial, submerged, aquatic plant growing in fresh water with erect, branched or unbranched stems that root into the substrate[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. , 1093 Title Invasive Species Compendium Publication Author Website http://www.cabi.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An immense resource - in depth information on over 900 species of invasive plants (it also has information on animals, fungi etc). ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is often cultivated as an aquatic plant for ponds, cool water aquariums and slow-flowing streams[ 352 Title KemperCentreForHomeGardeningPlantFinder Publication Author Website http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 0 ISBN Description Basic cultivation details, plant uses, habitat etc for several thousand species of plants, mainly from the temperate zone. ]. Elodea canadensis is considered to be a serious weed in Australia, and a principal weed in much of Europe. Impacts are mostly economic, due to a reduction in water flow, and transport disruption in severe cases, but also have significant environmental and social imapcts[ 1093 Title Invasive Species Compendium Publication Author Website http://www.cabi.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An immense resource - in depth information on over 900 species of invasive plants (it also has information on animals, fungi etc). ]. When first introduced into European waterways in the mid nineteenth century, the plant spread rapidly to become a great pest, blocking many waterways[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ]. It then seemed to lose its vigour in some areas, where it is now widespread but seldom abundant[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ].