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Species profile—Pistia stratiotes (water lettuce)

Classification

Plantae (plants) → Equisetopsida (land plants) → Araceae → Pistia stratiotes (water lettuce)

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Species details

Kingdom
Plantae (plants)
Class
Equisetopsida (land plants)
Family
Araceae
Scientific name
Pistia stratiotes L.
Common name
water lettuce
WildNet taxon ID
16456
Alternate name(s)
Nile cabbage
water lily
Biosecurity Act 2014 (BIO) status
Restricted Matter
Conservation significant
No
Confidential
No
Wetland status
Wetland Indicator Species
Endemicity
Introduced
Pest status
Environmental Weed

Other resources

The Australasian Virtual Herbarium (AVH)
Atlas of Living Australia

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=16456

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022
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