Egeria densa Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 2893

Egeria densa Planch.

Brazilian water weed, Brazilian waterweed

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Egeria densa, a monocot, is a perennial herb that is not native to California; it was introduced from elsewhere and naturalized in the wild. Cal-IPC rating: High


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Family:	HYDROCHARITACEAE
Genus:	Egeria

Communities: wetland-riparian

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:

PLANTS:	Anacharis densa
PLANTS:	Elodea densa
PLANTS:	Philotria densa

More information about Egeria densa


Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images	Jepson eFlora Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria ITIS Original Publication citation USDA PLANTS Profile (EGDE)	Search the International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) website references from Google

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Jan 23, 2019).