Elodea canadensis (Anacharis)
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Oxygen Weed canadensis
- Scientific Name
- Elodea canadensis (Anacharis)
- Origin
- Worldwide
- Temperature (°C)
- Aug-15
- pH range
- 6.0 - 7.5
- Hardness (ppm)
- 30 - 200
- Height
- 600mm
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Notes
- An adventive weed now world wide. Can be found in most NZ waterways. Is smaller than E. densa with less curl in the leaf whorls and usually lighter in colour. This is the only OXYGEN WEED allowed to be used by the aquarist hobby.
- Propagation
- Vegetatively by breakaway branches
- Source
- FNZAS