Elodea nuttallii

TaxID: 55313

Basic Information

Elodea nuttallii

Esthwaite Water-Weed, Nuttall's Waterweed

Elodea nuttallii is a species of waterweed known by the common name western waterweed or Nuttall's waterweed. This is a perennial aquatic plant which is native to North America where it grows submersed in lakes, rivers, and other shallow water bodies. It is also found in Eurasia, where it is commonly weedy; it is not known as a weed species in its native range. It is sometimes used as an aquarium plant.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Streptophyta

Magnoliopsida

Alismatales

Hydrocharitaceae

Elodea

nuttallii

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Photos (5 photos)

Elodea nuttallii
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(c) Bas Kers@BY-NC-SA
Elodea nuttallii
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(c) Arne Beck@BY-NC
Elodea nuttallii
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(c) MJDapifer@BY
Elodea nuttallii
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(c) MJDapifer@BY
Elodea nuttallii
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(c) Bas Kers@BY-NC-SA

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (31 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Austria IAS of Union concern 2017
Belgium IAS of Union concern 2017
Bulgaria IAS of Union concern 2017
Switzerland Regulated Invasive Alien Plant 2008
Cyprus IAS of Union concern 2017
Czechia IAS of Union concern 2017
Germany IAS of Union concern 2017
Denmark IAS of Union concern 2017
Spain IAS of Union concern 2017
Estonia IAS of Union concern 2017
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Distribution (40 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
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Absent
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Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Australia Present —
Austria Present —
Belgium Present —
Bulgaria Present —
Belarus Present —
Canada Present
Switzerland Present —
China Present —
Czechia Present —
Germany Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

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