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densa

Taxon

Elodea densa (Planch.) Casp.

Protologue Monatsber. Königl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1857: 49. [1857]BHL page IPNI

AcceptedGBIF

Predicted not threatened

Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 010.jpg

Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 010.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 014.jpg

Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 014.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Egeria...WDS#27279,Nicaragua,Matagalpa,La Selva Negra,16June2008 8152.JPG

Egeria...WDS#27279,Nicaragua,Matagalpa,La Selva Negra,16June2008 8152.JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Egeria...WDS#27279,Nicaragua,Matagalpa,La Selva Negra,16June2008 104.jpg

Egeria...WDS#27279,Nicaragua,Matagalpa,La Selva Negra,16June2008 104.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 041.jpg

Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 041.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 009.jpg

Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 009.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Egeria...WDS#27279,Nicaragua,Matagalpa,La Selva Negra,16June2008 8141.JPG

Egeria...WDS#27279,Nicaragua,Matagalpa,La Selva Negra,16June2008 8141.JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Egeria...WDS#27279,Nicaragua,Matagalpa,La Selva Negra,16June2008 102.jpg

Egeria...WDS#27279,Nicaragua,Matagalpa,La Selva Negra,16June2008 102.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Egeria...WDS#27279,Nicaragua,Matagalpa,La Selva Negra,16June2008 097.jpg

Egeria...WDS#27279,Nicaragua,Matagalpa,La Selva Negra,16June2008 097.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 025.jpg

Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 025.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 032.jpg

Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 032.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Egeria...WDS#27279,Nicaragua,Matagalpa,La Selva Negra,16June2008 094.jpg

Egeria...WDS#27279,Nicaragua,Matagalpa,La Selva Negra,16June2008 094.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Egeria...WDS#27279,Nicaragua,Matagalpa,La Selva Negra,16June2008 091.jpg

Egeria...WDS#27279,Nicaragua,Matagalpa,La Selva Negra,16June2008 091.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 020.jpg

Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 020.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Egeria...WDS#27279,Nicaragua,Matagalpa,La Selva Negra,16June2008 156.JPG

Egeria...WDS#27279,Nicaragua,Matagalpa,La Selva Negra,16June2008 156.JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Egeria...WDS#27279,Nicaragua,Matagalpa,La Selva Negra,16June2008 109.jpg

Egeria...WDS#27279,Nicaragua,Matagalpa,La Selva Negra,16June2008 109.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Egeria...WDS#27279,Nicaragua,Matagalpa,La Selva Negra,16June2008 099.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 034.jpg

Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 034.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 028.jpg

Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 028.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Egeria...WDS#27279,Nicaragua,Matagalpa,La Selva Negra,16June2008 8151.JPG

Egeria...WDS#27279,Nicaragua,Matagalpa,La Selva Negra,16June2008 8151.JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Egeria...WDS#27279,Nicaragua,Matagalpa,La Selva Negra,16June2008 8140.JPG

Egeria...WDS#27279,Nicaragua,Matagalpa,La Selva Negra,16June2008 8140.JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 018.jpg

Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 018.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 040.jpg

Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 040.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Egeria...WDS#27279,Nicaragua,Matagalpa,La Selva Negra,16June2008 093.jpg

Egeria...WDS#27279,Nicaragua,Matagalpa,La Selva Negra,16June2008 093.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Egeria...WDS#27279,Nicaragua,Matagalpa,La Selva Negra,16June2008 100.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 011.jpg

Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 011.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Egeria...WDS#27279,Nicaragua,Matagalpa,La Selva Negra,16June2008 8153.JPG

Egeria...WDS#27279,Nicaragua,Matagalpa,La Selva Negra,16June2008 8153.JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Egeria...WDS#27279,Nicaragua,Matagalpa,La Selva Negra,16June2008 8142.JPG

Egeria...WDS#27279,Nicaragua,Matagalpa,La Selva Negra,16June2008 8142.JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 036.jpg

Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 036.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 016.jpg

Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 016.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Egeria...WDS#27279,Nicaragua,Matagalpa,La Selva Negra,16June2008 8143.JPG

Egeria...WDS#27279,Nicaragua,Matagalpa,La Selva Negra,16June2008 8143.JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 027.jpg

Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 027.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 021.jpg

Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 021.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 007.jpg

Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 007.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Egeria...WDS#27279,Nicaragua,Matagalpa,La Selva Negra,16June2008 095.jpg

Egeria...WDS#27279,Nicaragua,Matagalpa,La Selva Negra,16June2008 095.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 001.jpg

Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 001.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 030.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 039.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 003.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Egeria...WDS#27279,Nicaragua,Matagalpa,La Selva Negra,16June2008 105.jpg

Egeria...WDS#27279,Nicaragua,Matagalpa,La Selva Negra,16June2008 105.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 013.jpg

Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 013.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Egeria...WDS#27279,Nicaragua,Matagalpa,La Selva Negra,16June2008 098.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Egeria...WDS#27279,Nicaragua,Matagalpa,La Selva Negra,16June2008 103.jpg

Egeria...WDS#27279,Nicaragua,Matagalpa,La Selva Negra,16June2008 103.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 017.jpg

Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 017.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Egeria...WDS#27279,Nicaragua,Matagalpa,La Selva Negra,16June2008 096.jpg

Egeria...WDS#27279,Nicaragua,Matagalpa,La Selva Negra,16June2008 096.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 015.jpg

Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 015.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 023.jpg

Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 023.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 031.jpg

Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 031.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 008.jpg

Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 008.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 035.jpg

Egeria densa, WDStevens27279--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Hotel Selva Negra. 16 Jun 08. 035.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Global range is not yet available in Plants of the World Online. Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Occurrences

Stevens, W. D 27279

Location

Nicaragua, Matagalpa (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

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Alismatales

Family

Hydrocharitaceae

Genus

Elodea

Specific Epithet

densa

Authorship

(Planch.) Casp.

Taxonomic Opinions

Conservation (EDGE)

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

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.4

Global rank

#126,013 of 335,497

Top 38%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →

Synonyms (1)

Egeria densa Planch.

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy