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Egeria

Elodea is a genus of eight species of aquatic plants often called the waterweeds described as a genus in 1803. Classified in the frog's-bit family (Hydrocharitaceae), Elodea is native to the Americas and is also widely used as aquarium vegetation and laboratory demonstrations of cellular activities. It lives in fresh water. An older name for this genus is Anacharis, which serves as a common name in North America.

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Taxonomy

Scientific: Elodea densa
Family: Hydrocharitaceae
Genus: Elodea
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Alismatales

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