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Landoltia punctata (G. Mey.) D.H. Les & D.J. Crawford
dotted duckmeat

       
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Synonyms:
Landoltia punctata (G. Mey.) D.H. Les & D.J. Crawford

  SPOL2 Spirodela oligorrhiza (Kurz) Hegelm.  
  SPPU4 Spirodela punctata (G. Mey.) C.H. Thomp.   dotted duckmeat
 

Distribution:
Landoltia punctata (G. Mey.) D.H. Les & D.J. Crawford

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, KY, LA, MA, MD, MO, MS, NC, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA)
 

Related Taxa:
Landoltia punctata (G. Mey.) D.H. Les & D.J. Crawford

View 5 genera in Lemnaceae, 1 species in Landoltia
 

Classification:
Landoltia punctata (G. Mey.) D.H. Les & D.J. Crawford

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Arecidae
Order Arales
Family Lemnaceae – Duckweed family
Genus Landoltia D.H. Les & D.J. Crawford
Species Landoltia punctata (G. Mey.) D.H. Les & D.J. Crawford – dotted duckmeat
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Landoltia punctata (G. Mey.) D.H. Les & D.J. Crawford

The synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Texas:
Spirodela oligorrhiza
giant duckweed              Noxious plant
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Landoltia punctata (G. Mey.) D.H. Les & D.J. Crawford

Spirodela oligorrhiza
giant duckweed

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Landoltia punctata (G. Mey.) D.H. Les & D.J. Crawford

Spirodela oligorrhiza:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL OBL OBL NO NI OBL NO NO NO OBL NO NO NO

Spirodela punctata:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL NO OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Landoltia punctata (G. Mey.) D.H. Les & D.J. Crawford

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

 
 
Time Generated: 10/10/2008 10:12 AM MDT