Lagarosiphon major
TaxID: 55468
Basic Information
Lagarosiphon major
African elodea, Curly Waterweed
Lagarosiphon major is a monocotic aquatic plant native to Southern Africa. Common names include African elodea, curly waterweed, oxygen weed and South African oxygen weed. It is used as freshwater aquarium plant. It is an invasive plant in some countries. In New Zealand it is listed on the National Pest Plant Accord, and it is classed as a noxious weed in the United States. Lagarosiphon major was added to the European Union's List of Invasive Alien Species of Union concern on 3 August 2016, meaning that C amongst other things C it is illegal to sell it anywhere in the European Union or to dump it in the environment.
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Taxonomic Information
Eukaryota
Streptophyta
Magnoliopsida
Alismatales
Hydrocharitaceae
Lagarosiphon
major
nan
Species
nan
k__Eukaryota;p__Streptophyta;c__Magnoliopsida;o__Alismatales;f__Hydrocharitaceae;g__Lagarosiphon;s__Lagarosiphon major
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Weeds
Photos (5 photos)
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 (30 records)
Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.
| Country | Status | Year Added |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | IAS of Union concern | 2016 |
| Belgium | IAS of Union concern | 2016 |
| Bulgaria | IAS of Union concern | 2016 |
| Cyprus | IAS of Union concern | 2016 |
| Czechia | IAS of Union concern | 2016 |
| Germany | IAS of Union concern | 2016 |
| Denmark | IAS of Union concern | 2016 |
| Spain | IAS of Union concern | 2016 |
| Estonia | IAS of Union concern | 2016 |
| Finland | IAS of Union concern | 2016 |
Distribution (26 countries)
Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.
| Country | Status | State |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | Present | — |
| Austria | Absent | — |
| Belgium | Present | — |
| Botswana | Present | — |
| Switzerland | Present | — |
| Germany | Present | — |
| Spain | Present | — |
| France | Present | — |
| United Kingdom | Present | — |
| Georgia | Present | — |
Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)
Download CSVGenomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No genome records available.
Transcriptomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No transcriptome records available.
Literature
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