Scientific or common name:

Elodea bifoliata H. St. John

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HYDROCHARITACEAE - Tape-grass family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Elodea bifoliata H. St. John
Rank: species

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Common names

U.S. name: Twoleaf waterweed

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Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Elodea longivaginata H. St. John
= Elodea nevadensis (Planch.) H. St. John

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Alismatidae
Order: Hydrocharitales
Family: Hydrocharitaceae
Genus: Elodea
Species:

1) Elodea bifoliata H. St. John 2) Elodea brandegeeae H. St. John 3) Elodea callitrichoides (Rich.) Caspary 4) Elodea canadensis Michx. 5) Elodea columbiana H. St. John 6) Elodea densa (Planch.) Caspary 7) Elodea ernstiae H. St. John 8) Elodea ioensis Wylie 9) Elodea linearis (Rydb.) H. St. John 10) Elodea longivaginata H. St. John 11) Elodea minor (Engelm. ex Caspary) Farw. 12) Elodea nevadensis (Planch.) H. St. John 13) Elodea nuttallii (Planch.) H. St. John 14) Elodea occidentalis (Pursh) H. St. John 15) Elodea planchonii Caspary 16) Elodea schweinitzii (Planch.) Caspary

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AZ, CO, ID, KS, MN, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, NY, OR, SD, UT, WY), CAN (AB, SK)


Map for Elodea bifoliata H. St. John
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acoraceae (Calamus family) 2) Agavaceae (Century-plant family) 3) Alismataceae (Water-plantain family) 4) Aloaceae (Aloe family) 5) Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family.) 6) Aponogetonaceae (Cape-pondweed family) 7) Araceae (Arum family) 8) Arecaceae (Palm family) 9) Asparagaceae (Asparagus family) 10) Asphodelaceae (Asphodel family) 11) Bromeliaceae (Bromeliad family) 12) Burmanniaceae (Burmannia family) 13) Butomaceae (Flowering Rush family) 14) Cannaceae (Canna family) 15) Colchicaceae 16) Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family) 17) Costaceae (Costus family) 18) Cyclanthaceae (Panama Hat family) 19) Cymodoceaceae (Manatee-grass family) 20) Cyperaceae (Sedge family) 21) Dioscoreaceae (Yam family) 22) Eriocaulaceae (Pipewort family) 23) Flagellariaceae (Flagellaria family) 24) Haemodoraceae (Bloodwort family) 25) Hanguanaceae (Hanguana family) 26) Heliconiaceae (Heliconia family) 27) Hydrocharitaceae (Tape-grass family) 28) Iridaceae (Iris family) 29) Joinvilleaceae (Joinvillea family) 30) Juncaceae (Rush family) 31) Juncaginaceae (Arrow-grass family) 32) Lemnaceae (Duckweed family) 33) Liliaceae (Lily family) 34) Limnocharitaceae (Water-poppy family) 35) Marantaceae (Prayer-Plant family) 36) Mayacaceae (Mayaca family) 37) Melanthiaceae (Bunchflower family) 38) Musaceae (Banana family) 39) Najadaceae (Water-nymph family) 40) Orchidaceae (Orchid family) 41) Pandanaceae (Screw-pine family) 42) Philydraceae (Philydraceae family) 43) Poaceae (Grass family) 44) Pontederiaceae (Water-Hyacinth family) 45) Posidoniaceae (Posidonia family) 46) Potamogetonaceae (Pondweed family) 47) Ruppiaceae (Ditch-grass family) 48) Scheuchzeriaceae (Scheuchzeria family) 49) Smilacaceae (Catbrier family) 50) Stemonaceae (Stemona family) 51) Strelitziaceae (Bird of Paradise Flower fam) 52) Taccaceae (Tacca family) 53) Tofieldiaceae (Tofieldia family) 54) Triuridaceae (Triurus family) 55) Typhaceae (Cat-tail family) 56) Xyridaceae (Yellow-eyed Grass family) 57) Zingiberaceae (Ginger family) 58) Zosteraceae (Eel-grass family)

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Genera (Hydrocharitaceae)
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1) Anacharis (egeria) 2) Apalanthe (waterweed) 3) Blyxa 4) Egeria 5) Elodea (waterweed) 6) Enhalus 7) Halophila (seagrass) 8) Hydrilla 9) Hydrocharis 10) Hydromystria (spongeplant) 11) Lagarosiphon (oxygen-weed) 12) Limnobium (spongeplant) 13) Najas (waternymph) 14) Nechamandra 15) Ottelia 16) Philotria (egeria) 17) Salvinia (spongeplant) 18) Stratiotes (water soldiers) 19) Thalassia 20) Udora (waterweed) 21) Vallisneria (eelgrass)

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Common names (Elodea)
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1) Brazilian waterweed (Elodea densa) 2) Canadian waterweed (Elodea canadensis) 3) Schweinitz's waterweed (Elodea schweinitzii) 4) South American waterweed (Elodea callitrichoides) 5) Twoleaf waterweed (Elodea bifoliata) 6) Western waterweed (Elodea nuttallii)

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More species:
1) Elodea brandegeeae H. St. John [145]
2) Elodea canadensis Michx. [2130]
3) Elodea columbiana H. St. John [138]
4) Elodea ernstiae H. St. John [90]
5) Elodea ioensis Wylie [138]
6) Elodea minor (Engelm. ex Caspary) Farw. [148]
7) Elodea planchonii Caspary [155]
8) Eltroplectris acuminata Raf., nom. illeg. [170]
9) Elymus albicans (Scribn. & J.G. Sm.) A. Löve var. griffithsii (Scribn. & J.G. Sm. ex Piper) Dorn [176]
10) Elymus arenarius L. ssp. villosissimus (Scribn.) Hultén [156]

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