Michaux, A. (1803), Flora Boreali-Americana Edn. 1, 1: 20 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Elodea canadensis Michaux

Spicer, W.W. (1878), A Handbook of the Plants of Tasmania: 134 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (13 May 1889), Systematic Census of Australian Plants Suppl. 4: 4 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Anacharis Rich. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Hydrilla Rich. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Udora Nutt. legitimate

Aston, H.I. (1973), Aquatic Plants of Australia: 216-218 [secondary reference]

Cronquist, A.J. (1981), An Integrated System of Classification of Flowering Plants: 1053, 1054 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 19 [secondary reference]

Cook, C.D.K. & Urmi-Konig, K. (1985), A revision of the genus Elodea (Hydrocharitaceae). Aquatic Botany 21: 111-156 [secondary reference]

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 443 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Udora Nutt. legitimate

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 31 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Anacharis Rich. legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Hydrocharitaceae. Flora of New South Wales 4: 15 [secondary reference]

Conn, B.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 131-132 [secondary reference]

Curtis, W.M. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Hydrocharitaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 8 [secondary reference]

Cook, C.D.K. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (1998), Hydrocharitaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 4: 245, Fig. 60D-F [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Anacharis Rich. legitimate

• APC Dist.: SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 41, 303 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Anacharis Rich. legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & McColl, K.A. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2011), Hydrocharitaceae. Flora of Australia 39: 19 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Anacharis Rich. legitimate

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