Accession Data

Egeria densa

Common Name: Brazilian Elodea

Family: Hydrocharitaceae

Country of Origin: central Minas Gerais region of Brazil and coastal Argentina and Uruguay

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.

Accession Data

USDA Zone: 5a-11

Accession #: 200700213

Accession Date: 2007-11-14 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 6902

Quantity: 1

Source: Robert Capers

Provenance:

Robert Capers
Mono Pond, Columbia, CT 11/13/07

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.

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Liliopsida

Subclass: monocots

Order: Alismatales

Family: Hydrocharitaceae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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References

  1. Hortus Third, LH Bailey Hortorium, 1976
  2. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Wednesday, September 07, 2016.
  3. WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Wednesday, September 07, 2016.

Images

Egeria densa
Egeria densa