First record of Egeria densa Planch. (Hydrocharitaceae) for the aquatic Flora of Egypt
Journal: Taeckholmia/Taeckholmia (Online)
Year: 2020

Egeria densa Planch. is reported for the first time for the aquatic flora of Egypt. This species is a South American aquatic plant species considered highly invasive outside of its original range. In Egypt, the species may have been introduced as an aquarium plant and has long been wrongly identified as Elodea canadensis. However, it was collected from wild habitat at the northern lake of Egypt (Idku Lake). The article presents data on the comprehensive morphological and palynological features,