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Elodea nuttallii
Western waterweed
Voyageurs National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Probably Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:

Scientific Name with Authority:		Elodea nuttallii (Planch.) H. St. John
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Western waterweed
Park Synonyms:

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


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


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Apostle Islands National Lakeshore	Blue Ridge Parkway
Buffalo National River	Cape Cod National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	First State National Historical Park
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	Great Falls Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Indiana Dunes National Park
Isle Royale National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site	Minute Man National Historical Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Weir Farm National Historical Park	Yellowstone National Park


Last Modified Date:	3/14/2006

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/9/2025 2:45:05 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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