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Botanical details
- Family
- Hydrocharitaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Genus
Elodea
- Genus description
Elodea are submerged, aquatic perennials with erect, spreading stems and bright green leaves borne in whorls of three. Tiny, solitary flowers are produced in the leaf axils.
- Name status
Correct
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