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Vallisneria americana (American Eelgrass, Watercelery)

Type: Species | Edit History      Plant ID - 38951


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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Hydrocharitales
Family: Hydrocharitaceae
Genus: Vallisneria
Species: Vallisneria americana
 
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aythya-camellia (860) wrote on Dec 06 2009
This isn't so much about it in the garden, but I thought it was quite interesting, so I think I'll share it. Part of the Latin name of the Canvasback duck is a misspelled version of Vallisneria.

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Other names for this plant:
Vallisneria spiralis
Vallisneria asiatica
Vallisneria neotropicalis



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