Not to beat a dead horse here, but I just looked over the Federal Noxious Weed list and Anacharis isn't on there, not even under it's other synonymous names. Here's what's on there:
(a) Aquatic and wetland weeds:
Azolla pinnata R. Brown (mosquito fern,
water velvet)
Caulerpa taxifolia (Mediterranean clone)
Eichornia azurea (Swartz) Kunth (anchored
waterhyacinth, rooted waterhyacinth)
Hydrilla verticillata (Linnaeus f.) Royle
(hydrilla)
Hygrophila polysperma T. Anderson (Miramar
weed)
Ipomoea aquatica Forsskal (water-spinach,
swamp morning-glory)
Lagarosiphon major (Ridley) Moss
Limnophila sessiliflora (Vahl) Blume
(ambulia)
Melaleuca quenquinervia (Cav.) Blake (broadleaf
paper bark tree).
Monochoria hastata (Linnaeus) Solms-
Laubach
Monochoria vaginalis (Burman f.) C. Presl
Ottelia alismoides (L.) Pers.
Sagittaria sagittifolia Linnaeus (arrowhead)
Salvinia auriculata Aublet (giant salvinia)
Salvinia biloba Raddi (giant salvinia)
Salvinia herzogii de la Sota (giant salvinia)
Salvinia molesta D.S. Mitchell (giant salvinia)
Solanum tampicense Dunal (wetland
nightshade)
Sparganium erectum Linnaeus (exotic burreed)
The plant names in red are ones that I know for a fact are in my LFS's in my area. The ones in green are look alikes for Anacharis. Anacharis is not on the noxious weed list. Actually, after further research, there really is a difference between elodea, anacharis and whatever else might look like it. The differences are subtle but they are there.
(a) Aquatic and wetland weeds:
Azolla pinnata R. Brown (mosquito fern,
water velvet)
Caulerpa taxifolia (Mediterranean clone)
Eichornia azurea (Swartz) Kunth (anchored
waterhyacinth, rooted waterhyacinth)
Hydrilla verticillata (Linnaeus f.) Royle
(hydrilla)
Hygrophila polysperma T. Anderson (Miramar
weed)
Ipomoea aquatica Forsskal (water-spinach,
swamp morning-glory)
Lagarosiphon major (Ridley) Moss
Limnophila sessiliflora (Vahl) Blume
(ambulia)
Melaleuca quenquinervia (Cav.) Blake (broadleaf
paper bark tree).
Monochoria hastata (Linnaeus) Solms-
Laubach
Monochoria vaginalis (Burman f.) C. Presl
Ottelia alismoides (L.) Pers.
Sagittaria sagittifolia Linnaeus (arrowhead)
Salvinia auriculata Aublet (giant salvinia)
Salvinia biloba Raddi (giant salvinia)
Salvinia herzogii de la Sota (giant salvinia)
Salvinia molesta D.S. Mitchell (giant salvinia)
Solanum tampicense Dunal (wetland
nightshade)
Sparganium erectum Linnaeus (exotic burreed)
The plant names in red are ones that I know for a fact are in my LFS's in my area. The ones in green are look alikes for Anacharis. Anacharis is not on the noxious weed list. Actually, after further research, there really is a difference between elodea, anacharis and whatever else might look like it. The differences are subtle but they are there.
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