Lagarosiphon major

Lagarosiphon major is a monocotic aquatic plant native to Southern Africa. Common names include African elodea, curly waterweed, oxygen weed and South African oxygen weed. It is used as freshwater aquarium plant.

Lagarosiphon major
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Hydrocharitaceae
Genus: Lagarosiphon
Species:
L. major
Binomial name
Lagarosiphon major
Ridl. Moss ex Wager
Synonyms

Elodea crispa

It is an invasive plant in some countries.[1] In New Zealand it is listed on the National Pest Plant Accord and is classed as a noxious weed in the United States.[2] Lagarosiphon Major was added to the European Union's List of Invasive Alien Species of Union concern on 3 August 2016.[3]

Distribution

Ireland: Co.Galway in parts of upper Lough Corrib.[4]

References

  1. Global Invasive Species Database - Lagarosiphon major entry
  2. "Plants Profile for Lagarosiphon major (oxygen-weed)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
  3. https://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/invasivealien/list/index_en.htm
  4. Pybus, C. and O'Halloran, P. 2009. Distribution of some submerged aquatic macrophytes in the Eglinton Canal. Ir. Nat. J. 30: 51-53.


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