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Also called African elodea, curly waterweed, oxygen weed and South African oxygen weed.
Part of family Hydrocharitaceae.
Native to southern Africa. Invasive > 🌐︎ global Invasive > 🌐︎ various Invasive > 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇺🇸 USA Invasive > report it! Invasive > Michigan prohibited in Michigan, incl. seeds, fragments and derivatives.
Uses by native peoples(Ethnobotany database)
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