Wolffia brasiliensis
| Wolffia brasiliensis | |
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| Wolffia brasiliensis Weddell - Brazilian watermeal | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Wolffia |
| Species: | W. brasiliensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Wolffia brasiliensis | |
Wolffia brasiliensis is a species of flowering plant known by the common name Brazilian watermeal. It is native to North and South America, where it grows in mats on the surface of calm water bodies, such as ponds. It is a very tiny plant with no leaves, stems, or roots. The green part is up to 1.2 millimeters long with a flat surface with a bump in the center.
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Categories:
- Lemnoideae
- Flora of the Southeastern United States
- Flora of South America
- Flora of the Northeastern United States
- Flora of Washington (state)
- Flora of Oregon
- Flora of California
- Flora of Texas
- Flora of the North-Central United States
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