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Hydrocharis morsus-ranae L.
common frogbit

       
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Distribution:
Hydrocharis morsus-ranae L.

View Native Status
Distribution Map Legend

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

USA (NY), CAN (ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Hydrocharis morsus-ranae L.

View 14 genera in Hydrocharitaceae, 1 species in Hydrocharis
 

Classification:
Hydrocharis morsus-ranae L.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.
   
Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Alismatidae
Order Hydrocharitales
Family Hydrocharitaceae – Tape-grass family
Genus Hydrocharis L. – hydrocharis
Species Hydrocharis morsus-ranae L. – common frogbit
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Hydrocharis morsus-ranae L.

This plant is 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.

California:
frogbit              A list (noxious weeds)
Maine:
frogbit              Invasive aquatic plant
Vermont:
frogbit              Class B noxious weed
Washington:
European frog-bit              Wetland and aquatic weed quarantine
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Hydrocharis morsus-ranae L.

frogbit

This plant 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.
 

Introduced Information:
Hydrocharis morsus-ranae L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Hydrocharis morsus-ranae L.

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 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Hydrocharis morsus-ranae L.

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

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 503098.

 

Related Web Sites:
Hydrocharis morsus-ranae L.

Canada-Environment Canada

Canada-Invasive Exotic Plant Fact Sheets

Environment Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service: abstract & illustration

FL-Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants

Global Invasive Species Database

Invasive Exotic Plants of Canada: abstract & illustrations

 
 
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