Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Lilianae > Order Alismatales > Family Hydrocharitaceae > Genus Elodea

Elodea canadensis Michx.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Elodea*	Michx.	accepted genus name
*Helodea*		orthographic variant
*Elodea callitrichoides*	(Rich.) Casp.	taxonomically included in
*Elodea canadensis*	Michx.	taxonomically included in
*Elodea nuttallii*	(Planch.) H. St. John	taxonomically included in

Species group names

*Udora canadensis*	(Michx.) Nutt.	basionym
*Anacharis canadensis*	(Michx.) Planch.	homotypic synonym
*Anacharis alsinastrum*	Planch.	heterotypic synonym
*Helodea canadensis*		orthographic variant

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Catalan: elodea sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Finnish: kanadanvesirutto sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS

Spanish, Castillian: elodea; peste de las aguas sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/