Elodea potamogeton
As recorded: Elodea titicacana H.St.John
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Alismatales › Hydrocharitaceae
- Collected by
- Bang
- Collector number
- 165
- Date
- 1890
- Locality
- lake Titicaca
- Region
- La Paz, Bolivia
- Elevation
- 3,962 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Elodea potamogeton observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1890. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-07-18.
2024-07-18
2HRG+H9V, Bolivia
no rights reserved
2024-02-24
Lauca, CL-TA-PR, CL-AP, CL
no rights reserved
2024-01-14
Sajama, Bolivia
(c) Germaine Alexander Parada, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2022-12-02
Caylloma Province, Peru
(c) Edgar Heim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-11-02
Tomave, Bolivia
(c) jose_balderrama, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-03-31
Arequipa, Perú
(c) danplant, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Elodea potamogeton. BISH 1455127. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956411706. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/1455127.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956411706 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026