Elodea canadensis
A species in the Hydrocharitaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Alismatales
- Family
- Hydrocharitaceae
- Genus
- Elodea
- Species
- Elodea canadensis
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1803
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Elodea canadensis. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
35 synonyms in this snapshot
- Anacharis alsinastrumName author: Bab. ex Planch.
- Anacharis canadensisName author: (Michx.) Planch.
- Anacharis canadensis var. latifoliaName author: (Casp.) Sanio
- Anacharis canadensis var. planchoniiName author: (Casp.) Vict.
- Anacharis iowensisName author: (Wylie) Wylie
- Anacharis linearisName author: (Rydb.) Vict.
- Anacharis occidentalisName author: (Pursh) Vict.
- Anacharis planchoniiName author: (Casp.) M.Peck
- Anacharis pomeranicaName author: Peterm.
- Apalanthe schweinitziiName author: Planch.
- Elodea brandegeaeName author: H.St.John
- Elodea canadensis var. angustifoliaName author: (Muhl.) Farw.
- Elodea canadensis var. latifoliaName author: (Casp.) Asch. & Graebn.
- Elodea canadensis var. planchoniiName author: (Casp.) Farw.
- Elodea giganteaName author: J.K.Santos
- Elodea ioensisName author: Wylie
- Elodea iowensisName author: Wylie
- Elodea latifoliaName author: Casp.
- Elodea linearisName author: (Rydb.) H.St.John
- Elodea oblongifoliaName author: Michx. ex Casp.
- Elodea occidentalisName author: (Pursh) H.St.John
- Elodea planchoniiName author: Casp.
- Elodea schweinitziiName author: (Planch.) Casp.
- Hydora canadensisName author: (Michx.) Besser
- Philotria angustifoliaName author: (Muhl.) Britton ex Rydb.
- Philotria canadensisName author: (Michx.) Britton
- Philotria iowensisName author: Wylie
- Philotria linearisName author: Rydb.
- Philotria occidentalisName author: (Pursh) House
- Philotria planchoniiName author: (Casp.) Rydb.
- Serpicula canadensisName author: (Michx.) Eaton
- Serpicula occidentalisName author: Pursh
- Serpicula verticillataName author: Rostk. & W.L.E.Schmidt
- Serpicula verticillata var. angustifoliaName author: Muhl.
- Udora canadensisName author: (Michx.) Nutt.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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