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Elodea densa

Brazilian elodea

Naturalized (non-native)non-native

Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.

Elodea densa, the large-flowered waterweed or Brazilian waterweed, is a species of Elodea native to warm temperate South America in southeastern Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay. It is considered a problematic invasive species due to its use in home aquariums and subsequent release into non-native ecosystems.

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