Specimen Information

Elodea canadensis
Elodea canadensis
(Canadian waterweed)
Plants
Native Transplant

Specimen ID877781
GroupPlants
GenusElodea
Speciescanadensis
Common NameCanadian waterweed
StateAK
CountyYukon-Koyukuk
LocalityTotchaket Slough, off the Tanana River
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Tanana River
HUC8 Number19080311
HUC10 NameSawmill Slough-Tanana River
HUC10 Number1908031102
HUC12 NameTotchaket Slough
HUC12 Number190803110202
Map
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Collection Year2015
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft | released aquarium
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:27947
Author:Friedman, S.
Date:2015
Title:Invasive elodea found north of Nenana; first Interior sighting beyond Fairbanks area
Publisher:Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
CommentsDiscovered in 2015
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recorddrainage
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Size>3 miles of the slough


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