Brazilian elodea is a bright green, robust, freshwater plant originally sold in Washington pet stores for aquariums. It roots at the bottom of freshwater bodies, with highly branched stems that …

Brazilian elodea is an ornamental aquatic plant that is used primarily for fish aquariums. Infestations can alter aquatic ecosystems, trapping sediment and degrading water quality. It …

Brazilian elodea, egeria densa, is a freshwater, perennial plant that looks like a larger, more robust version of its native relative, elodea canadensis (waterweed). Brazilian elodea has …

Brazilian elodea is a submersed aquatic plant that can be rooted or free floating. This green plant has a bottle-brush appearance and can grow nine to 15 feet tall. Upon reaching the surface of …

Often confused with hydrilla, Egeria densa has a smooth midrib on the underside of the leaf, whereas hydrilla has small teeth. The finely serrated leaves are usually less than 1 in. (2.5 cm) …

Description: Brazilian elodea is a submersed, freshwater perennial. It roots in water up to 20 feet deep, with the stems growing up to the surface of the water, where they form dense mats. …

Brazilian Elodea is a non-native submersed freshwater aquatic plant with a heavy infestation in the Chehalis River. Brazilian elodea can quickly spread creating large patches that grow up to …

Elodea densa, the large-flowered waterweed [2] or Brazilian waterweed, is a species of Elodea native to warm temperate South America in southeastern Brazil, Argentina, Chile and …

Freshwater Aquatic Invasive Species in Rhode Island: Brazilian Elodea [PDF, 909 KB]

Small & St. John, leafy elodea, dense waterweed, Brazilian elodea. Identification: Egeria densa is a dioecious, submersed perennial found in lentic and lotic freshwater systems. Only male …