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Pistia stratiotes
(Araceae)

Nile cabbage, tropical duckweed, water cabbage, water lettuce

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Species description or overview

Pistia stratiotes information from PIER
Information on Pistia stratiotes as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Pistia stratiotes ("water lettuce") information from ISSG/GISD
Nomenclatural information about Paederia foetida is provided by ITIS.


Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Pistia stratiotes
Nomenclatural information about Pistia stratiotes is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

ITIS nomenclature info for Pistia stratiotes
Nomenclatural information about Pistia stratiotes is provided by ITIS.

IPNI nomenclature info for Pistia stratiotes
Nomenclatural information about Pistia stratiotes is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).


Impacts

Pistia stratiotes (Araceae): species information from GCW
Information on Pistia stratiotes as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Pistia stratiotes ("water lettuce") impact information from ISSG/GISD
Information about impacts of Pistia stratiotes ("water lettuce") as an invasive species is provided by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) in the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD).


Control methods

Information about control methods for Pistia stratiotes ("water lettuce") from ISSG/GISD
Nomenclatural information about Oryza rufipogon is provided by ITIS.


Images

Pistia stratiotes images by PT
Pistia stratiotes images are presented online by Maui photographer Philip Thomas and are freely available for noncommercial use.

Images of Pistia stratiotes (Araceae) (water lettuce)
Links to high-resolution free images of Pistia stratiotes (Araceae) (water lettuce) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands info for Pistia stratiotes
RECORD AUTO-GENERATED VIA SHF.SSL (Smithsonian Hawaiian Flora)

Pistia stratiotes images from PIER
Images of Pistia stratiotes provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).


Distribution

Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands info for Pistia stratiotes
RECORD AUTO-GENERATED VIA SHF.SSL (Smithsonian Hawaiian Flora)

Worldwide distribution information about Pistia stratiotes ("water lettuce") from ISSG/GISD
USDA/ITIS (http://www.itis.usda.gov/)


Cited as invasive (on a list)

2007 FLEPPC invasive plant list View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council's 2007 List of Invasive Plant Species focus includes adverse effects exotic pest plants have on Florida's biodiversity and plant communities.


In the news

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"Volunteers give Kailua marsh a new look" (Honolulu Star-Bulletin, March 23, 2003).


Other resources

Contact information for experts on Pistia stratiotes ("water lettuce") from ISSG/GISD
online

References regarding Pistia stratiotes ("water lettuce") from ISSG/GISD
USDA/ITIS (http://www.itis.usda.gov/)


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