species
Elodea canadensis
American pondweed · American waterweed · Canadian pondweed · Canadian waterweed
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Elodea canadensis belongs to the family Hydrocharitaceae, also known as American pondweed, American waterweed, Canadian pondweed or Canadian waterweed, introduced to the UK. It grows in full sun or part shade, where the ground is neutral and in poorly drained or boggy conditions.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Acidity
- Neutral
- Moisture
- Poorly drained, Boggy
- In the UK
- Introduced
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