Family | Hydrocharitaceae |
Scientific name | Egeria densa Planchon |
Synonyms | Anacharis densa (Planchon) Victorin; Elodea canadensis Michaux var. gigantea Tricker & W. Miller; Elodea densa (Planchon) Caspary; Elodea gigantea Santos; Philotria densa (Planchon) Small & H. St. John |
Common name | (Japanese common name) oh-kanada-mo (オオカナダモ, 大カナダ藻 [meaning: large Canadian waterweed]) |
(English common name) Brazilian elodea, Brazilian waterweed, dense waterweed, waterweed | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) [native] Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay | |
Habitat | Swamp, river, pond |
Chromosomal number | 2n=46 |
Description | Plants ca. 1m long. Leaves 1.5-3cm long, 3-6mm wide. Flowers 3 white petals each 1cm long, flowering in June to October. Water plants. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Egeria densa Planch. |
Egeria densa Planch. | |
Egeria densa Planchon | |
Egeria densa Planch. | |
Method and composition for controlling Hydrilla (US Patent 4263036/1981) | |
Copper and amine based aquatic herbicides (US Patent 4361435/1982) | |
Mycoherbicidal compositions and methods of preparing and using the same (US Patent 6569807/2003) | |
Supported fluridone compositions and methods (US Patent 6686317/2004) | |
Note | Naturalized plants. Invasive plants. |
July 2008 at small river |
July 2008 at small river |
July 2008 at small river |
October 2008 at Ohsaka City University Botanical Garden |
October 2008 at Ohsaka City University Botanical Garden |
October 2008 at Ohsaka City University Botanical Garden |