Accession Data:
Egeria densa Planch.
- Common Name: Brazilian Elodea
- Family: Hydrocharitaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: central Minas Gerais region of Brazil and coastal Argentina and Uruguay
- Habitat: submersed, freshwater perennial herb, generally rooted on the bottom
- Description: syn. Elodea densa (Planch.) Casp.; Anacharis densa (Planch.) Vict.
Submersed aquatic dioecious herb, stems stout, several feet long; leaves crowded, in whorls of 4-5, linear-lanceolate, to 1.5 inches long and 3/16 inch wide; filaments club-shaped, female flowers with petals to 5/16 inch long; fruit 5/16 inch long.
- Culture:
pH: 6.5-8.0
6-20 dH
59-75°F (15-24°C)
It will tend to be paler and thinner if grown in softer, more acidic water.
Moderate to bright light, does fine in plain gravel substrate.
- USDA Zone: 5a-11
Accession Data:
- Accession # 200700213
- Source: Robert Capers
- Provenance:
Robert Capers Mono Pond, Columbia, CT 11/13/07
- Accession Date: 11-14-2007
- Bench: 6902 - Array 1, Tank 2
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 02-07-2023
- Restrictions:
- Potentially Invasive Plant - Plants are not to leave Greenhouse!
- Potentially Invasive Plant - Plants are not to leave Greenhouse!
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: monocots
- Order: Alismatales
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- Family: Hydrocharitaceae
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Flowering Data:
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References (internal):
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Brazil Southeast / Brazil South / Argentina Northeast / Uruguay
References (external):
- Hortus Third, LH Bailey Hortorium, 1976
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Wednesday, September 07, 2016.
- WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Wednesday, September 07, 2016.
data regenerated on Tue, 07 Feb 2023 10:54:01 -0500 [bcm v4.0]
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