
Elodea najas
Narrow-Leaved Waterweed
As recorded: Elodea najas (Planch.) Casp.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Alismatales › Hydrocharitaceae
- Collected by
- Koch, W.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- July 28, 1950
- Locality
- Uruguay
- Region
- Uruguay
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Elodea najas observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1950. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-10-01.

2025-10-01
Aquidauana - MS, Brasil
(c) Mateus Pestana, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-01-01
Central Water Catchment, Singapore
(c) Gavin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-06-10
Alvorada do Iguaçu, PR, Brasil
(c) Jonas Franke Raupp, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-02-17
Central Water Catchment, Singapore
(c) Gavin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-01-04
Titiwangsa, 53200 Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
(c) Andrey Efremov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-01-04
Titiwangsa, 53200 Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
(c) Andrey Efremov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Elodea najas. BISH 688319. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956489852. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/688319.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956489852 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
