Resources
- Invasive Plant Atlas of New England - University of Connecticut
- Global Invasive Species Database - Invasive Species Specialist Group
Representative Images
1354041 Brazilian waterweed Egeria densa Foliage Virginia Tech Weed Identification Guide Archive |
5270021 Brazilian waterweed Egeria densa Flower(s) Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
5270022 Brazilian waterweed Egeria densa Foliage Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
5270023 Brazilian waterweed Egeria densa Foliage Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
5349039 Brazilian waterweed Egeria densa Infestation William T. Haller |
5396708 Brazilian waterweed Egeria densa Structure Robert Vidéki |
5447179 Brazilian waterweed Egeria densa Flower(s) Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
5447183 Brazilian waterweed Egeria densa Flower(s) Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
5400389 Brazilian waterweed Egeria densa Plant(s) Graves Lovell |
5349040 Brazilian waterweed Egeria densa Feature(s) Ann Murray |
Maps
EDDMapS Distribution - This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org
State Regulated List - This map identifies those states that list this species on their regulated list. For more information, visit Invasive.org
Most Troublesome / Most Common Agricultural Weed List
This map identifies those states that consider this species either most troublesome or most common in at least one commodity. For more information, visit the MTMC project page.
| Legend | |
| No Data for this state | |
| Troublesome or Common weed in one or more crops | |
Invasive Listing Sources
- Alabama Noxious Weeds - Class C Noxious Weed
- Apalachicola Invasive Working Group
- California Invasive Plant Council
- California Noxious Weeds
- Connecticut Invasive Plant List
- Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group
- Delaware Natural Resources and Environmental Control, 2004
- East Central Florida CISMA
- EDDMapS Ontario
- Faith Campbell, 1998
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council - Category 2
- Idaho Noxious Weeds
- Illinois Invasive Plant List
- Indiana Noxious Weeds
- Jil M. Swearingen, Survey of invasive plants occurring on National Park Service lands, 2000-2007
- John Randall, The Nature Conservancy, Survey of TNC Preserves, 1995.
- Maine Noxious Weeds
- Massachusetts Noxious Weeds
- Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2005
- Native Plant Society of Oregon, 2008
- New Hampshire Invasive Species Committee. 2005. Guide to Invasive Upland Plant Species in New Hampshire. New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets and Food Plant Industry Division and New Hampshire Invasive Species Committee.
- New Hampshire Prohibited Aquatic Species
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- Oregon Noxious Weeds
- South Carolina Noxious Weeds
- Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council - Lesser Threat
- Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation
- Vermont Noxious Weeds
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, 2009
- Washington Noxious Weeds
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
- Wisconsin's Invasive Species Identification, Classification and Control Rule
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Liliopsida |
| Subclass: Alismatidae |
| Order: Hydrocharitales |
| Family: Hydrocharitaceae |
| Genus: Egeria |
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
Brazilian waterweed, Brazilian elodea, South American waterweed
Related Scientific Names:
| Anacharis densa (Planch.) Victorin | (Synonym) |
| Elodea densa (Planch.) Caspary | (Synonym) |
| Philotria densa | (Synonym) |
| Common Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |
| Scientific Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |


