Elodea densa (Planch.) Casp. belongs to the Hydrocharitaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 010.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Alismatales
Family
Hydrocharitaceae
Genus
Elodea
Specific Epithet
densa
Authorship
(Planch.) Casp.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 5.3
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.4
Global rank
#126,013 of 335,497
Top 38%
Extinction probability
10%
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Location
Nicaragua, Matagalpa
12.996944, -85.908889
Location Remarks
Hotel Selva Negra; artificial pond near gate, below restaurant. 1250 m elev.
Collectors
W. Douglas Stevens, Indiana Coronado, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, M. Salazar
Notes
Submerged in pond, flowers emergent, white
