This submerged aquatic plant has leaves in whorls of 3. Compare it to Hydrilla (which has leaves in whorls of 5) and Elodea nuttallii. 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).
Canadian Waterweed is a submerged aquatic plant that can be found rooted or free-floating in slow-moving waters. It is common in freshwater rivers, creeks, lakes and reservoirs.
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