English name: Canadian Waterweed

German name: Kanadische Wasserpest

Taxonomy

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order: Ceratophyllales

Family: Hydrocharitaceae

Genus: Elodea

Species: Elodea canadensis

The Canadian Waterweed (Elodea canadensis) is a submergent monocotyledonous macrophyte. It anchors with their roots in the sediment. Elodea canadensis can also develop adventitious roots at the whole sprout. It`s native to North America, but as an invasive specie, today it’s distributed over the whole world. Elodea canadensis is well-known for its rapid growth and its high oxygen production.