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Elodea canadensis
broad waterweed, Canada waterweed, Canadian waterweed
Indiana Dunes National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Rare

Scientific Name with Authority:		Elodea canadensis Michx.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Alismatales, Family Hydrocharitaceae, Genus Elodea, Species Elodea canadensis


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:		RT
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		IN: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore	Bluestone National Scenic River
Buffalo National River	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Curecanti National Recreation Area	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Effigy Mounds National Monument
Eisenhower National Historic Site	Gateway National Recreation Area
Gettysburg National Military Park	Glacier National Park
Grand Canyon National Park	Grand Portage National Monument
Grand Teton National Park	Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
Great Falls Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument	Isle Royale National Park
Lake Mead National Recreation Area	Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
Lava Beds National Monument	Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Minute Man National Historical Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	North Cascades National Park
Olympic National Park	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Piscataway Park	Point Reyes National Seashore
Prince William Forest Park	Redwood National Park
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
Saratoga National Historical Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valles Caldera National Preserve
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Voyageurs National Park
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area	Yellowstone National Park


Last Modified Date:	7/22/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/9/2025 5:38:00 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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