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Re: Elodea rooting
Stephen.Pushak writes.....
>Dr. dave wrote:
>> You should be careful what you say about Elodea, my information is
>> that it is a restricted plant in Canada (from local greenhouse
>> operators who say they cant legally sell or even give it away).
>
>I wouldn't be surprised since Elodea is quite tolerant of a range of
>temperatures. Some varieties, can only take cool waters. It's probably
>pretty invasive. I found the specimens with a large shipment of plants
>at a local aquarium retail outlet so its possible the name slipped by
>customs. The same retailer told me he couldn't resell my Myriophylum
>anymore since they'd get in trouble (it's a kind of Milfoil). Someone
>else said only the Eurasian Milfoil is restricted since the tropical
>varieties could never survive in the wild.
Entry to all myriophyllum species is restricted.
>
>It could be that customs overlooked the name on the declaration.
>Another possibility is that it was misidentified as Egeria densa
>which is quite similar in appearance.
Importation of Elodea densa (Anacharis, Egeria) is prohibited.
Also Trapa and Hydrilla verticullata.
>It is an interesting question, since there are definite importation
>restrictions on certain plants and possibly on the sale of some kinds
>but I've never heard of a restriction on a hobbyist possessing a kind
>of aquatic plant. Perhaps someone knows more about this.
It seems a bit strange since many myriophyllum species are native to
this country.
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Dave Whittaker ac554 at FreeNet_Carleton.CA
Gloucester, Ontario dwhitt at magmacom_com
Canada