Kebnat
PLANTS

Canadian waterweed

Elodea canadensis

Plants
NativeHerbPerennialWhite flowers
Canadian waterweed, photo 1 of 5
Canadian waterweed, In flower
Canadian waterweed, Flower buds

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in marshes.

There are 176 observations of Canadian waterweed in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Montérégie and Estrie, and it has been reported in 11 of the 17 regions. They peak from July to September and become rare from November to May.

Through the year

JFMAMJJASOND

Where to see it

  1. Outaouais38
  2. Montérégie32
  3. Estrie31
  4. Laurentides20
  5. Capitale-Nationale18
  6. Montréal8
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches7
  8. Centre-du-Québec7
  9. Laval6
  10. Lanaudière6
  11. Mauricie3

Habitat

MarshAlexander Rumpel

Similar species

Nuttall's waterweedElodea nuttallii
Eurasian water-milfoilMyriophyllum spicatum
Claspingleaf pondweedPotamogeton perfoliatus
HornwortCeratophyllum demersum
Common mare's-tailHippuris vulgaris
Broadleaf water-milfoilMyriophyllum heterophyllum
Richardson's pondweedPotamogeton richardsonii
Curly pondweedPotamogeton crispus
Antifever fontinalis mossFontinalis antipyretica
Siberian water-milfoilMyriophyllum sibiricum
Marsh seedboxLudwigia palustris
MoneywortLysimachia nummularia