Species profile—Pistia stratiotes (water lettuce)
Classification
Plantae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=plants ) (plants) → Equisetopsida ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=plants&class=equisetopsida ) (land plants) → Araceae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=plants&class=equisetopsida&family=araceae ) → Pistia stratiotes (water lettuce)
Sighting data
- Download
- KML ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=16456&f=kml ) | CSV ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=16456&f=csv ) | GeoJson ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=16456 )
Species details
- Kingdom
- Plantae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=plants&class=equisetopsida ) (plants)
- Class
- Equisetopsida ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=plants&class=equisetopsida ) (land plants)
- Family
- Araceae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=plants&class=equisetopsida&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 ( https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/components/biota/flora/flora-indicator-species/ )
- Endemicity
- Introduced
- Pest status
- Environmental Weed
Other resources
- The Australasian Virtual Herbarium (AVH) ( https://avh.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Pistia%20stratiotes#tab_mapView )
- Atlas of Living Australia ( https://bie.ala.org.au/search?q=PISTIA%2BSTRATIOTES )
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api ) using the Get species by ID function ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api/resource/d050bfcd-ad49-4776-9bdb-7d5fa8f94fe2 ) used under CC-By 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=16456 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=16456 ).
This information is sourced from the WildNet platform ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ) managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.
