Hydrocharitaceae
Brazilian elodea
Elodea densa
- Family
- Hydrocharitaceae
- Genus
- Elodea
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Common names
By language (16)
- Arabic
- أجيريا كثيفة
- arz
- اجيريا كثيفه
- Chinese
- 水蕴草, 伊乐藻, 水蘊草
- Czech
- Morovinka hustolistá
- Dutch
- Egeria
- English
- Brazilian elodea, Brazilian waterweed, Large-flowered waterweed
- Estonian
- Tihe jõgikatk
- German
- Dichtblättrige Wasserpest, Dichte Wasserpest, Grossblüten-Wasserpest, Großblüten-Wasserpest
- hsb
- Husty wódny mór
- Japanese
- オオカナダモ, アナカリス
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Brasiliansk vasspest
- Persian
- دم گربهای
- Polish
- Moczarka argentyńska, Moczarnica argentyńska
- Spanish
- Elodea, Potamogeton densus
- Swedish
- Stor vattenpest
- Welsh
- Ffugalaw prinflodeuog
Synonyms
- Anacharis densa (Planch.) Vict.
- Egeria densa Planch.
- Elodea canadensis var. gigantea L.H.Bailey
- Elodea densa var. longifolia Bonstedt
- Philotria densa (Planch.) Small
- Udora densa (Planch.) M.R.Almeida
Flowers
- In flower
- December to October (from 123 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Gail A Baker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Alexandria Szakacs, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ernst Schütte, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 15:13, 16 March 2006, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: romdupre, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: heikindai_87, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 15:14, 16 March 2006, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Marc Fily, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Lara Gudmundsdottir, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Krzysztof Golucki, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
More in Elodea
- Canadian pondweedElodea canadensisHydrocharitaceae
- Western waterweedElodea nuttalliiHydrocharitaceae
- South American waterweedElodea callitrichoidesHydrocharitaceae
- Twoleaf waterweedElodea bifoliataHydrocharitaceae
- Elodea granatensisHydrocharitaceae
- Elodea naiasHydrocharitaceae
- Elodea potamogetonHydrocharitaceae
- Elodea heterostemonHydrocharitaceae
- Elodea granatensisHydrocharitaceae
- Canadian waterweedElodea canadensisHydrocharitaceae
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.