Freshwater
American Pondweed
Elodea canadensis
Hydrocharitaceae
Facts
Care
- Growth form
- Under water
- Placement
- Background
- Light
- Medium
- CO₂
- Not needed
- Growth
- Fast
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Height
- Up to 100 cm
Range
NativeIntroduced
Lives wild in Canada and United States.
Introduced to Australia, Austria, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, and 29 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Elodea canadensis (American waterweed or Canadian waterweed or pondweed) is a perennial aquatic plant, or submergent macrophyte, native to most of North America. It has been introduced widely to regions outside its native range.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Anacharis alsinastrum
- Anacharis canadensis
- Anacharis linearis
- Anacharis occidentalis
- Anacharis planchonii
- Apalanthe schweinitzii
In other languages
- Vasspest
- Vattenpest
- Vesirutto, Kanadanvesirutto
- American Waterweed, Canadian pondweed, Canadian waterweed
Articles
All articles
Easy plants for beginners4 min read
Plants that cope with low light, soft water and a beginner’s mistakes, and how to plant them so they grow.
How to set up a North American aquarium5 min read
Streams and ponds in North America are often cool. How to set up an aquarium without a heater, with pygmy sunfish, shiners and darters.
How to care for aquarium plants3 min read
Light, nutrients and CO₂ in balance, low tech versus high tech, and how to read from the leaves what your plants are missing.