Hydrocharitaceae
Western waterweed
Elodea nuttallii
- Family
- Hydrocharitaceae
- Genus
- Elodea
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Common names
By language (23)
- Arabic
- أيلود نوتالي
- arz
- ايلود نوتالى
- bar
- Schmoiblaalige Wosserpest
- Bulgarian
- Нуталиева водна чума
- Chinese
- 伊乐藻, 狭叶水蕴藻
- Croatian
- Nuttalliieva vodena kuga
- Czech
- Vodní mor americký
- Dutch
- Smalle waterpest
- English
- Western waterweed
- Estonian
- Väike vesikatk
- Finnish
- Kiehkuravesirutto
- French
- Élodée de Nuttall, Elodée à feuilles étroites
- German
- Schmalblättrige Wasserpest, Nuttall-Wasserpest, Nuttalls Wasserpest
- hsb
- Nutalowa wódna njerodź
- Hungarian
- Aprólevelű átokhínár
- Japanese
- コカナダモ
- Lithuanian
- Suktalapė elodėja
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Smal vasspest
- Polish
- Moczarka delikatna
- Serbian
- Нуталова водена куга
- Swedish
- Smal vattenpest
- Vietnamese
- Cỏ nhãn tử phương Tây
- Welsh
- Ffugalaw Nuttall
Synonyms
- Anacharis nuttallii Planch.
- Elodea columbiana H.St.John
- Elodea minor (Engelm. ex Casp.) Farw.
- Philotria minor (Engelm. ex Casp.) Small
- Philotria nuttallii (Planch.) Rydb.
- Udora verticillata var. minor Engelm. ex Casp.
Flowers
- In flower
- June to July (from 7 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Bill Keim, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Christian Fischer, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kallum McDonald, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Martin Scheuch, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrea Mologni, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Grzegorz Grzejszczak, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sdjurovic, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: nmacelko2, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sdjurovic, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.