Western Waterweed in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/6/2011).

View Record Details Photo by Bill Harms MBP List

Western Waterweed in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/6/2011).

View Record Details Photo by Bill Harms MBP List

Western Waterweed in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/1/2019). (c) catchang, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 189284 - Psn: 54)

Western Waterweed in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/1/2019). (c) catchang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Western Waterweed in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/1/2019). (c) catchang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

View Record Details Photo by catchang via iNaturalist MBP List

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Description

This submerged aquatic plant has leaves in whorls of 3. Compare it to Hydrilla (which has leaves in whorls of 5) and Elodea canadensis. Elodea canadensis has relatively stout leaves (averaging 2 mm wide and 2-5x longer than wide) compared to Elodea nuttallii (leaves averaging 1-1.5 mm wide and 5-10x longer than wide).

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Western Waterweed in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/6/2011). View Record Details Media by Bill Harms.

Western Waterweed in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/1/2019). (c) catchang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by catchang via iNaturalist.