Accession #: 200700213
Accession Date: 2007-11-14
Common name: Brazilian Elodea
Family: Hydrocharitaceae
Synonym(s):
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.
Uses:
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USDA Zone: 5a-11
Source: Robert Capers
Provenance:
Robert Capers Mono Pond, Columbia, CT 11/13/07
Restrictions:
Culture:
<BR> pH: 6.5-8.0<BR> 6-20 dH<BR> 59-75°F (15-24°C)<BR> It will tend to be paler and thinner if grown in softer, more acidic water.<BR> Moderate to bright light, does fine in plain gravel substrate.