Canadian Waterweed

Elodea canadensis Michx. - Tape-grass family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 30 inches

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: White

Bloom Time: Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
CAN: British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (I), PR (I), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.