Single Record

Participant Info

Species
Elodea canadensis [Elodea planchonni] [Anacharis canadensis] [Philotria]
Family
Hydrocharitaceae
CommonName
Canadian waterweed
Presence
YES
Status
native
EarliestDate
1973
LatestDate
2021
Ecosystem
aquatic, montane
Geobotanical
SSanjuans
Counties
Conejos, Hinsdale, Mineral
Passes
WildlifePreserves
Other Localities
Comments
Elodea canadensis has not often been collected from the Watershed. The few vouchers come from lakes, ponds, and stream backwaters in the south San Juans. Ackerfield shows Alamosa Co, with no vouchers in SEINet—a distribution point that might indicate presence in the Watershed Cristos or not. The species is recorded from Rio Arriba, Taos, Colfax, and Sandoval counties of New Mexico, but no farther down the Rio Grande drainage. This native waterweed is widely spread around the USA, with locations in all states except for Texas, Kansas, Louisiana, and Georgia.