Elodea canadensis Michx.
(Canadian Waterweed)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesElodea canadensis (Canadian Waterweed)
GenusElodea (waterweeds)
FamilyHYDROCHARITACEAE (waterweeds)
OrderALISMATALES (pond plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Jukes, A., Wade, M., Ames, V. & McKee, K. Canadian and Nuttall’s Waterweeds
Simpson, D.A. 1989 Displacement of Elodea canadensis Michx by E. nuttallii (Planch.) H. St John in the Britsh Isles Watsonia Vol 18: 173-177.

Elodea canadensis (Canadian Waterweed) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Elodea canadensis (Canadian Waterweed)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Elodea canadensis (Canadian Waterweed)
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