PLANTS Profile for Elodea nuttallii (western waterweed)

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Elodea nuttallii (Planch.) H. St. John
western waterweed

Symbol:

ELNU2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Hydrocharitaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Line Drawing of Elodea nuttallii (Planch.) H. St. John

Philotria angustifolia

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 105. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Elodea nuttallii (Planch.) H. St. John

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Synonyms:
Elodea nuttallii (Planch.) H. St. John

	ANNU7	Anacharis nuttallii Planch.
	ANOC7	Anacharis occidentalis (Pursh) Victorin
	ELCO5	Elodea columbiana H. St. John
	ELMI5	Elodea minor (Engelm. ex Caspary) Farw.
	ELOC	Elodea occidentalis (Pursh) H. St. John
	PHAN14	Philotria angustifolia (Muhl.) Britton ex Rydb.
	PHMI11	Philotria minor (Engelm. ex Caspary) Small
	PHNU	Philotria nuttallii (Planch.) Rydb.
	PHOC3	Philotria occidentalis (Pursh) House
	UDVEM	Udora verticillata (L. f.) Spreng. var. minor Engelm. ex Caspary

Distribution:
Elodea nuttallii (Planch.) H. St. John


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USA (AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (BC, MB, NB, ON, QC)

Related Taxa:
Elodea nuttallii (Planch.) H. St. John

View 14 genera in Hydrocharitaceae, 5 species in Elodea

Classification:
Elodea nuttallii (Planch.) H. St. John

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Alismatidae
Order	Hydrocharitales
Family	Hydrocharitaceae – Tape-grass family
Genus	Elodea Michx. – waterweed
Species	Elodea nuttallii (Planch.) H. St. John – western waterweed

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Elodea nuttallii (Planch.) H. St. John

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Kentucky:
waterweed		Threatened
Tennessee:
Nuttall's waterweed		Special Concern

Wetland Indicator Status:
Elodea nuttallii (Planch.) H. St. John

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

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Reg. H

OBL

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More Accounts and Images:
Elodea nuttallii (Planch.) H. St. John

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 502246.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/22/2008 11:54 AM MDT