Characteristics
Monocots
Pistia stratiotes L.
WATER-LETTUCE
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Current evidence supports the species as native to Florida, but also that four different clades occur in Florida (Madeira et al. 2022; Evans et al. 2024). There has otherwise been some uncertainty about its nativity (Muss et al. 2003; Evans 2013).
Native
OBL (NWPL)
FISC(I)
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Citation
PISTIA STRATIOTES Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 963. 1753.
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INDIA: Kerala: (lectotype: Rheede, Hort. Malab. 11: t. 32. 1692). Lectotypified by Suresh et al., Taxon 32: 127. 1983.
Species Distribution Map
Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.
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Specimens and Distribution
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