Elodea nuttallii Calflora

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Elodea nuttallii (Planch.) H. St. John

Western waterweed

2022 Bob Sweatt

2006 Dean Wm. Taylor, Ph.D.

Elodea nuttallii is a perennial herb that is native to California.


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Genus:	Elodea
Family:	Hydrocharitaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Communities: wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF + PLANTS	Anacharis nuttallii
PLANTS	Anacharis occidentalis
PLANTS	Elodea columbiana
PLANTS	Elodea minor
PLANTS	Elodea occidentalis
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Information about Elodea nuttallii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ELNU2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 06/01/2023).