Elodea canadensis
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Family Hydrocharitaceae
Taxonomy: Elodea canadensis Michx.
Synonyms: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Anacharis canadensis (Michx.) Planch. (nomenclatural synonym)
Distribution (APC): SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, SA eFlora, Vic Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (6), ABRS_2023 (7), NHNSW_2014_2 (1), NHNSW_2022 (6), NHNSW_2023 (8), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 13 traits from 31 records in 7 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
flower morphology
- sex_type (categorical): dioecious (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022]
fruit morphology
- fruit_type (categorical): capsule (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 12.5 mm (5-20 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 3.5 mm (2-5 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2); toothed (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): whorled (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
- plant_growth_substrate (categorical): aquatic (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): submerged (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022]
- flowering_time (categorical): yynnnnnnnyyy (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| NHNSW_2023 | 6 | 8 | N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| ABRS_2023 | 5 | 7 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| ABRS_2022 | 6 | 6 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| NHNSW_2022 | 6 | 6 | N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| NHNSW_2014_2 | 1 | 1 | Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |