Pistia stratiotes L.
water lettuce
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Images:
Pistia stratiotes L.
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Distribution:
Pistia stratiotes L.
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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, HI, KS, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, SC, TX), USA+ (PR, VI) |
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Related Taxa:
Pistia stratiotes L.
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29 genera in Araceae,
1 species in Pistia
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Classification:
Pistia stratiotes L.
Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS
Classification Report.
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Noxious Weed Information:
Pistia stratiotes 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.
| Alabama: |
| water-lettuce |
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Class C noxious weed |
| California: |
| water lettuce |
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B list (noxious weeds) |
| Connecticut: |
| water lettuce |
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Potentially invasive, banned |
| Florida: |
| water lettuce |
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Prohibited aquatic plant, Class 2 |
| South Carolina: |
| water lettuce |
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Invasive aquatic plant |
| water lettuce |
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Plant pest |
| Texas: |
| waterlettuce |
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Noxious plant |
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U.S. Weed Information:
Pistia stratiotes L.
apon-apon
laitue d'eau
lechuguita de qgua
pistie
tropical duckweed
water lettuce
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.
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Assorted authors.
200_.
State noxious weed lists for 46 states.
State agriculture or natural resource departments.
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| FLEPPC |
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Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council.
1999.
Invasive plant list (19 October 1999).
Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council.
Florida.
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Introduced Information:
Pistia stratiotes 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:
Pistia stratiotes L.
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Reg. 1 |
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Reg. 0 |
Reg. A |
Reg. C |
Reg. H |
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OBL |
OBL |
NO |
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OBL |
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OBL |
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Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
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More Accounts and Images:
Pistia stratiotes L.
View photographs from CalPhotos.
View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).
View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42542.
View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).
View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.
View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).
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Related Web Sites:
Pistia stratiotes L.
Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk: Plant Threats to Pacific Ecosystems
Invasive Plant Atlas of New England
Serious aquatic weeds of Western Australia: large photographs
TX-Aquaplant-Floating Plants (TAES)
TX-Biological Control of Weeds in Texas (TAMU)
University of Hawaii Campus Plants: images
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