Egeria densa Planch. (ITIS)
Brazilian waterweed, Brazilian elodea, dense waterweed, leafy elodea
South America (Cook and Urmi-König 1984)
1893 (Cook and Urmi-König 1984)
Aquarium trade (Cook and Urmi-König 1984)
Crowds out native species (Yarrow et al. 2009)
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Cook, C.D. and K. Urmi-König. 1984. A revision of the genus Egeria (Hydrocharitaceae). Aquatic Botany 19(1-2):73-96.
Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Egeria densa. [Accessed Mar 24, 2023].
Yarrow, M., V.H. Marin, M. Finlayson, A. Tironi, L.E. Delgado, and F. Fischer. 2009. The ecology of Egeria densa Planchon (Liliopsida: Alismatales): A wetland ecosystem engineer? Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 82:299-313.