Elodea canadensis

But Did You Check eBay? Lowest Prices on Top Items. Million Shoppers Want to Buy. Excellent for and maintaining clear healthy pond water and providing a haven for wildlife and a fantastic spawning area for small fish. Short Description This is a very easy plant to care for in the aquarium and it can even be used as a floating plant to create shady areas.

Submerged portions of all aquatic plants provide habitats for many micro and macro invertebrates. These invertebrates in turn are used as food by fish and other wildlife species ( e.g. amphibians , reptiles, ducks, etc.). It is a popular submerged aquatic plant for water gardens and cool water aquariums, helping to control algae and keep the water clear. However, elodea waterweed is an invasive species when it escapes into the wild.

It does a great job on oxygenation but is a complete thug. It absolutely must not be planted anywhere where it could establish in the wild. Free Shipping Available. This aquatic perennial herb has a broad habitat range, growing in mesotrophic to eutrophic waters from the shallows to depths of metres or more. It favours still or slowly flowing sites where silt accumulates.

Money Back Guarantee! All plants in our area are female and reproduce vegetatively. It is rare in Florida, occurring in some streams in Jackson County. The joints of the stems are brittle (DAF).

NBN Atlas for this species. It commonly invades still or slow-moving freshwater environments and thrives in temperate regions. Infestations of this species compete with desirable aquatic plants, resulting in modified aquatic flora assemblages and habitats.

Common Name(s) Canadian pondweed. Submerge bottom rooted perennial aquatic plant in the oxygenweed group, that grows in both still and flowing waters. Indee it thrives as soon as the water parameters suit it, and its range of tolerance in this area is very large! Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Accessed on 08-Apr-12. The Atlas of Florida Plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the University of South Florida and other herbaria. This fast growing pond plants will do well in most situations. Just drop into shallow water (not deeper than 50cm) and watch it grow.

Elodea Densa excellent oxygenating plant. A floating perennial water-plant native to Canada and North America. This plant is grown in water for the large amounts of oxygen and the shelter it provides. For more information get in touch! Fertilization to produce a phytoplankton or algal “bloom” prevents the establishment of most bottom rooted aquatic weeds and produces a strong food chain to the pond fish.

Leaves whorled in groups of three. Whorls of leaves are compact near the growing. Phosphoglyceric acid and sugars account for of the label during similar exposures.

You should be able to buy this from pet shops. If not, you can purchase it from a school supplier.