| The micro-organism naturally responsible for this fermentation is the Sphingomonas elodea, which lives on an aquatic plant, Elodea Canadensis. It is native to North America and naturalized on most continents. |
| The bacopa, callitriche, ceraophyllum, elodea, myriophyllum and tilleoa are counted in bunches, meaning per group of 5 to 8 stems in a bunch. |
| They are water fern, parrot's feather, leafy elodea and water primrose. |
| To see this the whole leaf of elodea, or a section of that of Vallisneria, may be used. |
| The algae-rich water teems with tadpoles, elodea, and finger-size fish. |
| The natural gum was discovered in the late 1970s and has since been produced by fermentation of calcium hydrates in Sphingomonas elodea monocultures extracted from natural sources. |
